What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraunbeg is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garraunbeg, County Tipperary, Ireland. The oval site measures 41 metres north-west to south-east and 24 metres north-east to south-west, with a 0.7-metre-high scarp and no visible entrance. A large quarry cuts the outer northern edge while smaller depressions mark the southern interior.

Situated on a NE-SW ridge in an upland area with a possible ringfort (TN031-043001) immediately to the NE. The poorly preserved remains of an oval-shaped area (diam. 41m NW-SE; 24m NE-SW) defined by a scarp (H 0.7m) and bisected by a field fence on a NE-SW axis. No visible trace of a fosse or entrance feature. A large quarry intersects the external face of the scarp at N with smaller quarry depressions in the interior at 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.