What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garranlea is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garranlea, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a roughly oval pasture area measuring about 30 metres north to south and 26 metres east to west on a gentle southwest-facing slope. An earthen scarp runs northeast through south to west and northwest, while a wider bank and collapsed rubble stone wall complete the northwest, north and northeast boundary. Mature thorn and chestnut trees surround the scarp, and the interior slopes downward to the southwest beneath mature thorn trees.
In pasture, on a gentle SW-facing slope. Roughly oval area (dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 26m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth c. 4m; H 1.45m) NE-S-W-NW and bank (Wth c. 6m; int. H 1.15m; ext. H 0.65m) and collapsed rubble stone wall NW-N-NE. Mature thorn and some chestnut trees around scarp. Interior slopes down to SW and is covered in mature thorn trees. Ringfort (TS068-084----) is c. 270m to SE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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