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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rorardstown Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on the gentle NE-facing slope of a low hillock in undulating countryside. An irregular-shaped area (diam. 36m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1m) and an external fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.5m) with a possible destroyed entrance gap (Wth 6m) at W. 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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