What is recorded here

The fairy fort or stone ringfort in Ballingarry is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-west-facing slope near the top of a low hill, with a second ringfort positioned to the south-east. A wide, flat-topped drystone wall, five metres thick and built from loosely piled rubble, encloses a circular area forty-four metres across from north-east to south-west, but no entrance feature is visible.

Situated on NW-facing slope just off the top of a low hill with extensive views and a nearby ringfort (TN008-043) to the SE. A large circular area (diam. 44m NE-SW) enclosed by an impressive, wide, flat-topped drystone wall (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 1m) constructed from loosely piled rubble with 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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