What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissatunny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lissatunny, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a gentle north-facing slope in undulating terrain and consists of a circular area 26.7 metres across, enclosed by an earthen bank 2.6 metres wide. The bank stands 0.7 metres high on the inside and about 0.5 metres high on the outside, but it is denuded in places and levelled in the north sector. The site is used as a garden, with evidence of burning on the south bank, refuse dumped on the west bank, and a concrete shed built immediately outside the north sector.

Situated on a gentle N-facing slope in undulating terrain. A poorly preserved site consisting of a circular area (diam. 26.7m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H c. 0.5m) denuded in places and levelled in the N sector. The site is used as a garden with evidence of burning on the S bank and refuse dumped on the W bank; a concrete shed is built immediately outside the N sector. An old trackway slightly truncates the bank at E and a modern track skirts the exterior at W and S. 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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