What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraun (Kilnarath parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garraun (Kilnarath parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a low hillock in an upland area near a barrow group to the southeast. A raised circular area, 22.5 metres from north to south, is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2 metres wide. The bank stands 0.7 metres high inside and 1.5 metres high outside, with traces of a shallow external ditch 1.5 metres wide.

Situated on a low hillock in an upland area with a nearby barrow group (TN031-023, TN031-024, TN031-025) to the SE. A raised circular area (diam. 22.5m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) with traces of a shallow external fosse (Wth 1.5m). No entrance feature visible. The interior and bank are planted with conifers. 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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