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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraunbeg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN031-044) to NNW. A circular area (diam. 21m NE-SW) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3-3.5m; max. int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1m) with traces of a shallow external fosse visible at N only. A modern road intersects the bank at N on an E-W axis. 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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