What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Oldcastle (Bourney parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Oldcastle (Bourney parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The earth and stone bank measures 1.3 metres wide, rises 1.22 metres inside and 1.6 metres outside, and forms a circular enclosure 27.5 metres north-south by 26 metres east-west on an east-facing slope. A 2.1-metre gap cuts through the bank in the southwest quadrant, the east section has been levelled, and no external ditch is visible.

Located on an E-facing slope in undulating terrain. A circular enclosure (diam. 27.5m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.3m; int. H 1.22m; ext. H 1.6m) which has been levelled at E. A gap (Wth 2.1m) cuts through the bank in the SW quadrant. No visible external fosse. 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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