What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathordan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathordan, County Tipperary, Ireland. Its roughly circular area measures about 35 metres across and is enclosed by a substantial earthen bank 6 metres wide overall and 2.25 metres high externally. The 2011 source records a ditch 9.5 metres wide from south to southwest, truncated by the western farmyard. It may also survive from northwest to north-northeast and from southeast to south, where dense vegetation prevented inspection.

In enclosed area, abutting farmyard to W and enclosed by woodland to N and pasture to E and S. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 35m) defined by substantial earthen bank (overall Wth 6m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 2.25m) which is very well preserved. Fosse (overall Wth 9.5m; basal Wth 3m; D 0.35m) seen S-SW is truncated by farmyard across W-sector. Fosse may survive NW-NNE and SE-S, but not seen due to dense vegetation. Monument is densely overgrown by ivy and mature trees and interior is inaccessible. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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