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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Monaquill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

Situated on a break in the NW-facing slope of a hill. This site is bisected by a field boundary and only the W half survives (as indicated on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map). The E half has been levelled with no visible trace at ground level. The W half consists of a raised area (diam. 27m NW-SE; 16m NE-SW) enclosed by a bank largely reduced to a scarp, best preserved upslope in the SE quadrant (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.74m; ext. H 0.5m). 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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