What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bleenaleen Lower is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bleenaleen Lower, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a gentle north-facing slope in pasture, marking a circular area 20 metres north-south and 30 metres east-west. A levelled bank 13.8 metres wide surrounds the interior, rising 0.55 metres inside and 0.65 metres outside. The site lies 220 metres northwest of one enclosure and 230 metres south of another ringfort, and it was still upstanding during a 1963 inspection.

In pasture, on a gentle N-facing slope. Remains of circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by levelled bank (int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.65m; Wth 13.8m). Interior tends downslope to N and is incorporated into rest of field as pasture. Enclosure (TS071-030----) located 220m to SE and ringfort (TS071-020----) located 230m to N. Ringfort was upstanding when inspected in 1963 (OPW files 9.03.1963). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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