What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garrane (Ballingarry parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garrane (Ballingarry parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 33.5 metres wide from east to west on a southwest-facing slope just below a hill summit. An earth and stone bank 1.5 metres wide encloses the site, while a slight external ditch 3 metres wide runs outside the bank. A possible entrance gap 3 metres wide opens at the east, but modern gaps have also formed at the south and northeast.

Situated just below the summit of a hill on a SW-facing slope. A circular area (diam. 33.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.5m) and slight external fosse (Wth 3m) with a possible entrance gap (Wth 3m) at E. Modern gaps occur in the bank at S and NE. A collapsed limekiln is built into the SW face of the earth and stone bank. The interior of the site slopes from N to S. 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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