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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballysteena is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballysteena, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the top of an east-west ridge in an upland area. A natural rise was scarped into a large, round-topped, slightly flattened mound measuring 31 metres north-south and 38 metres east-west. A 3.5-metre-high scarp runs from south through west to north, leaving a possible entrance gap at east where the ground slope matches the interior.

Situated on top of an E-W ridge in an upland area. A natural rise of ground scarped to form a large round-topped, slightly flattened mound (diam. 31m N-S; 38m E-W). The mound is defined by a scarp (H 3.5m at W) from S through W to N with a possible entrance gap at E where the slope of the ground is level with the interior. 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

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballysteena is a likely early-medieval ringfort, characterized by a large, flattened earthen mound with a scarp on the southern side. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, reflecting their perceived otherworldly significance in Irish folklore.

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