What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumtarsna is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumtarsna, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a northeast-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular space 32.5 metres across from northeast to southwest is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 1.5 metres wide and one metre high inside and out. The bank is reduced to a scarp in places and reused as a field boundary from west to north.

Situated on a NE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 32.5m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1m) reduced to a scarp in places and reused as a field boundary from W to N. There are slight traces of a shallow external fosse but no clear 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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