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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortagarry

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the SE-facing slope of a hillock in a mountainous region with a nearby ringfort (TN028-029) to the NE. A bivallate ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 49m NW-SE) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.45m) and possible entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at NE. The inner bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) is the best preserved while the outer bank (Wth 1.2m; H 0.5m) is visible at W only. 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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