What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Fertiana is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Fertiana, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat land at the edge of a marsh, where a spring well in the south-east quadrant flows into a large pond. The irregular enclosure measures about 33 metres north to south and contains an earth and stone bank, while a broken gap on the west side may not mark the original entrance.

Situated on flat land at the edge of a marsh. A spring well in the SE quadrant flows strongly into a large pond to the SE. Depicted as somewhat D-shaped on the 1st ed. (1843) OS 6-inch map while being more circular on the current (1952-3) revision. An irregular, roughly D-shaped enclosure (dims. c. 33m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.9m; int. H 0.33m; ext. H 1m) and external fosse (Wth 2.7m; D 0.36m). A gap in the bank at W (Wth 3.8m) appears to have been broken through and may not represent the original entrance. The bank is reduced to a scarp along the badly overgrown SE side. 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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