What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Borrisnafarney is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Borrisnafarney, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a southwest-facing slope of rising ground on poorly drained land in an upland area with an earthwork site to the north. The circular area is 25 metres across from east to west and is enclosed by two earth and stone banks with a wide, waterlogged ditch between them. A nine-metre gap in the outer and inner banks at the southwest may be the original entrance, while the outer bank is best preserved and appears to have been widened and altered by a drainage scheme on the surrounding land.

Situated on a SW-facing slope of rising ground on poorly drained land in an upland area with an earthwork site (TN022-053) to the N. A heavily overgrown circular area (diam. 25m E-W) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with a wide, waterlogged intervening fosse (Wth 4-8m; D 0.7m) which appears to have been widened to accommodate drainage channels. A gap (Wth 9m) in the outer and inner bank at SW may be the original entrance feature. The outer bank (Wth 2.2-9m; ext. H 0.6m) is best preserved and appears to have been widened and altered by a drainage scheme on the surrounding land. 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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