What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newpark (Ballysheehan parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Newpark (Ballysheehan parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The 2011 source places its slightly raised circular area on an east-facing upland slope, measuring 27 metres north-south and 28 metres east-west. An earth-and-stone bank encloses it, rising 0.5 metres internally and 1 to 2 metres externally. The account records an outer ditch visible only from south through west to northwest and another ringfort 100 metres to the southwest.

In grassland on an E-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views from N through E to S, higher ground to W. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 27m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1-2m) and outer fosse (base Wth 2-4m; top Wth 7m; ext. D 0.6m) visible from S through W to NW only. Ringfort (TS053-071001-) located 100m to SW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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