What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garranroe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garranroe, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a slight valley between east and west-facing slopes in undulating countryside. A raised circular area, 25 metres north to south, is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2 metres wide, 0.3 metres high inside and 1 to 2 metres high outside, with a wide flat-bottomed ditch 5 to 6 metres wide and 0.5 to 1.7 metres deep. A well-preserved causewayed entrance 3 metres wide is at the east.

Situated in a slight valley between E and W-facing slopes in undulating countryside. A raised circular area (diam. 25m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1-2m) and a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5-6m; D 0.5-1.7m) with a well-preserved causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at E. 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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