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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballytarsna (Hackett) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballytarsna (Hackett), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies grassland atop a low rise with good views in all directions. The ringfort has a raised circular area 20 metres north to south and 26 metres east to west, enclosed by an earth and stone bank 1.7 metres wide at the top and 3.5 metres wide at the base. The bank stands 0.4 metres high inside and 0.8 metres high outside, though it reduces to a scarp at the east and south.

In grassland atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Nearby ringfort (TS053-022----) visible 130m to NE. Well-preserved ringfort conjoined with an enclosure (TS053-021001-) to the S. Ringfort consists of a sightly raised circular area (int. diam. 20m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top wth 1.7m; base Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H. 0.8m) reduced to a scarp at E and S and outer fosse (top Wth 3m; base Wth. 1.5m) with entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at NE. Larger conjoined enclosure is accessed via a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 3m) at SW. Both enclosures are contained within a small rectangular field as depicted on 1953-4 ed. OS 6-inch map. This field boundary intersects the outer face of the enclosing bank of both enclosures at E on a N-S axis destroying the outer fosse. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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