What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garraunbeg is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Garraunbeg, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a raised circular area 30 metres across on a southeast-facing upland slope. An earth and stone bank, mostly reduced to a scarp, encloses the site and stands up to 1.5 metres high outside. A shallow external ditch survives best at the west, and a 3.5-metre entrance gap opens at the east.

Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 30m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.5m) mainly reduced to a scarp with traces of a shallow external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) best visible at W. There is an entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at E. A field fence intersects the external face of the bank at N on an E-W axis. 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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