What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lahardan Lower is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lahardan Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the east-facing slope of a low north-south ridge. A slightly raised circular area, 24.5 metres across from north to south, is enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank. The bank is 1.8 metres wide, 0.4 metres high inside and 1 to 1.5 metres high outside.

Situated on the E-facing slope of a low N-S ridge in undulating countryside. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 24.5m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1-1.5m) which is destroyed at S with slight traces of a shallow fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.1m) best visible at N. The enclosing bank is used as a field boundary from W to N. 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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