What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garryntemple is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garryntemple, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a sub-rectangular area 31.5 metres north-south and about 30 metres east-west on a south-facing spur in rolling pastureland. A scarp 0.92 metres high marks the south and west sides, while the east and north quadrants were once defined by field boundaries that have since been levelled or replaced by fencing and planting. The interior is fairly level on a natural platform, and a trackway skirts the south and west quadrants where it may have truncated the scarp somewhat.

On a spur on a S-facing slope in rolling pastureland. According to the landowner a 'fort' in Waterford was visible to the SE but is now obscured by hedgerow, this is probably a ringfort (WA001-002----) in Kilnamack East c. 2.5km to the SE. A sub-rectangular area (31.5m N-S; c. 30m E-W) enclosed by scarp. The E quadrant was defined by a field boundary on the 1904-5 ed. OS 6-inch map, but this has been levelled subsequently. The N quadrant was also defined by a field boundary on the 1904-5 map, this appears to have been replaced by a post and wire fence with new planting along it. The S and W quadrants are defined by scarp (H 0.92m), this appears to have been somewhat truncated by a trackway which skirts around both quadrants. With two quadrants effectively missing, the original shape is difficult to determine, however, based on its present condition and its designation as a long, oval enclosure on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map, sub-rectangular appears to describe it best. The interior is fairly level, on a natural platform. The scarp on the S and W sectors is surmounted by post and wire fencing. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 04 February 2014

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