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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moanfin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the SW-facing slope of a hill in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 34m) surrounded by an earthen bank (Wth 4.3m; int. H 0.38; ext. H 2.86) and an external fosse (Wth 5.4m; H 1.25m). The interior is heavily overgrown with scrub. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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