What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisgarriff West is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisgarriff West, County Tipperary, Ireland. Its roughly circular area measures 23.4 metres north-south and 21.7 metres east-west on an east-facing hill slope. An earth-and-stone bank, narrow U-shaped ditch and outer bank define the site. The 2002 inventory records no visible entrance feature.

Situated on the E-facing slope of a hill in undulating terrain. A roughly circular area (diam. 23.4m N-S; 21.7m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.7m), a narrow, U-shaped fosse (Wth 3.3m; D 0.8m) and an outer bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.6m). No entrance feature visible. 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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