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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballytarsna (Hackett), Grange Beg (Erry parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballytarsna (Hackett), Grange Beg (Erry parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies an east-facing slope on a north-south ridge in undulating countryside. A causewayed gap in the southeast bank may be the original entrance, while a townland boundary running east-west through the north destroys that quadrant of the enclosure.
In tillage field on an E-facing slope of N-S ridge in undulating countryside with good views in all directions. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 23m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.4m; base Wth 2.7m; ext. H 1.7m; int. H 0.2-0.5m) and wide outer fosse (top Wth 7m; base Wth 3.5m; ext. D 0.6m) best visible at S. Causewayed gap (Wth 2.2m) in bank at SE may be original entrance feature. Bank and outer fosse is intersected at N from NW through N to E by a townland boundary running E-W which destroys N quadrant of enclosure.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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