What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballingarry is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a west-facing slope below a hilltop, enclosing a circular area 41.7 metres wide east-west and 37.1 metres wide north-south. An earth and stone bank 2.8 metres wide and 0.6 metres high surrounds the area, with a matching 2.8 metre entrance gap at the west.
Situated on a W-facing slope just below the top of a hill in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 41.7m E-W; 37.1m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.8m, H 0.6m) with an entrance gap (Wth 2.8m) at W. Evidence of stone-facing along the external face of the bank is best preserved at S. A field wall orientated on an E-W axis intersects the site at 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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