What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garryroan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garryroan, County Tipperary, Ireland. The round-topped earthen bank has a 2.2-metre crest width, 6.4-metre base width, 1.1-metre internal height and 1.15-metre external height, remains covered in undergrowth and stays visible from the south through west to north. The east quadrant has since been levelled, a change already shown on the 1906 map, while small-scale quarrying and possible upcast occupy the northeast.

In generally flat terrain in dense woodland of whitethorn, blackthorn and conifers. This monument is depicted as a roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) on the 1st (1843) ed. OS 6-inch map, the E quadrant has since been levelled, as is shown on the 1906 ed. The round-topped earthen bank (Wth 2.2m crest, 6.4m base; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.15m), covered in undergrowth, is visible from the S-W-N. There is an area of small scale quarrying in the NE and possible upcast surrounding this. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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