Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Longorchard

Situated on flat, low-lying pasture in undulating countryside. A circular area (diam. 27m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.85m) which is destroyed at N by a quarry (Stout 1984, 75). The gap in the bank at E appears to be a modern feature. 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