What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garrynamona is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garrynamona, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a steep southeast-facing slope beside rocky ground, where the southern half still shows a faint bank and a possible outer ditch. The northern half has no visible remains because the site was levelled, though map lines and an aerial photograph preserve the shape of the missing part.

Situated on a fairly steep SE-facing slope, off the summit of a hill, in an area of rock outcrop. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1843) and current (1952-3) OS 6-inch maps transected in the N sector by an E-W field boundary. On an aerial photograph taken in 1973 (GSIAP, S 465/6) only the enclosure S of the field boundary shows up clearly. The site has been levelled but the S half (dims. 20.3m N-S to field boundary wall; 25m E-W) could be discerned by a faint outline of a bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.77m; ext. H 0.1m) and the suggestion of an outer fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.7m). No remains visible N of the field boundary. 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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