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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballincurra

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the lower S-facing slope of Ballincurra Hill. A circular area (diam. 34m N-S; 35m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) and wide flat-bottomed outer fosse (Wth 1.6-3m; D 1.53m) which is best visible upslope to N, E and W but disappears towards S. The bank is reduced to a scarp along the S edge of the site, and is quite denuded in the W sector with no external fosse. No definite entrance visible. 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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