What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garrynoe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garrynoe, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a raised circular area 24 metres north-south and 22 metres east-west on an east-facing slope. A poorly preserved earth and stone bank, 3.2 metres wide at its base and 1 to 1.5 metres high, encloses the site. A wide external ditch, 3 metres wide at its base and 7 metres across the top, is visible from west through north to east but is filled in elsewhere.

In reclaimed grassland on an E-facing slope of rising ground in upland region, good views to N, E and S, higher ground to W. Ringfort consists of a raised circular (diam. 24m N-S; 22m E-W) area enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (base Wth 3.2m; top Wth 1.7m; ext. H 1-1.5m) mainly reduced to a scarp and external fosse (base Wth 3m; top Wth 7m; ext. D 1.7m) visible from W through N to E only, filled in elsewhere, possible entrance feature (Wth 3.5m) at E. Interior slopes from W to E following natural slope of the terrain. Monument intersected by field boundary at S on an E-W axis destroying the outer fosse along this quadrant as depicted on 1903 ed. OS 6-inch map. Wide flat-bottomed fosse on the W upslope of the monument and appears to have been re-cut and used as field drain from N to E where it runs into a field drain running N-S along bottom of field. Remains of outer bank visible along E quadrant of ringfort appears to be the remains of dumping after the fosse was re-cut and used as a drain. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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