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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraun (twomileborris Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraun (Twomileborris parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garraun (Twomileborris parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The irregular enclosure measures 30 metres north-south and 31 metres east-west on flat pasture. An earth and stone bank, 1.8 metres wide, rises 0.9 metres internally and 1 to 2.2 metres externally around a ditch 2.5 to 3.5 metres wide and 0.9 metres deep. No entrance feature is visible.
Situated on flat pasture in a slightly elevated area. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. An irregular-shaped, slightly raised area (dims 30m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1-2.2m) and outer fosse (Wth 2.5-3.5m; D 0.9m) with no entrance feature visible. 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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