What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballytarsna (Hackett) is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is an overgrown circular monument with a raised interior about 27 metres from north to south, enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2.5 metres wide at the base and 0.9 metres high outside. A 19th-century field boundary cuts through the bank at the west and north, and a small old quarry 7 metres by 5 metres occupies the north part of the interior. Thorn bushes cover the inside, and no outer ditch is visible.

In flat grassland with good views in all directions. Nearby conjoined ringforts (TS053-021----/TS053-021001-) visible 130m to SW. Overgrown monument consisting of a raised circular area (int. diam.approx. 27m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (base Wth 2.5m; top Wth 1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.9m) which is intersected at W and N by a 19th-century field boundary as depicted on OS 6-inch map. No evidence of an outer fosse. Interior covered in thorn bushes making detailed exmination impossible. Small old quarry (dims. 7m N-S x 5m E-W x 1m D) in N quadrant of interior. Ringfort is contained within a small field as depicted on 1953-4 ed. OS 6-inch map. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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