What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballytarsna (Hackett) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballytarsna (Hackett), County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on a low grassy rise with clear views in every direction. A preserved earth and stone bank surrounds a circular area about 31 metres across from north to south. Dense thorn bushes block entry to the interior, and a field boundary cuts through the western side of the bank and outer ditch.

On top of a low rise of ground in grassland with good views in all directions. Well preserved but overgrown ringfort and interior is inaccessible due to dense cover of thorn bushes. Ringfort consists of a raised circular area (int. diam. approx. 31m N-S) enclosed by a well preserved earth and stone bank (top Wth 0.8-1.5m; base Wth 3.5m; ext. H 2m; int. H 0.4m) and outer fosse ( base Wth 1.3m; top Wth 4m; ext. D 0.2-0.7m) both of which are intersected by a field boundary at W on a N-S axis. No other features visible. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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