What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraun (Kilnarath parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garraun (Kilnarath parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the west end of an east-west ridge in an upland area. Poorly preserved remains show a raised oval area 35 metres across east-west and 1.3 metres high, enclosed at the east and west by a 3.2-metre-wide ditch and a 2.3-metre-wide external bank rising 1.5 metres, while the natural slope forms the north and south boundaries. No entrance feature is visible.

Situated at the W end of an E-W ridge in an upland area. The poorly preserved remains of a raised oval-shaped area (diam. 35m E-W; H 1.3m) enclosed at E and W by a fosse (Wth 3.2m) and external bank (Wth 2.3m; ext. H 1.5m) with the natural slope at N and S. 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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