Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garrykennedy

Situated on the E-facing slope of a hill in undulating pastureland. The site has been levelled but is still visible as a circular enclosure (diam. 34.2m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by a poorly preserved bank. The interior slopes with the hill towards the E. The site was visited in 1979 and described as being a single embanked ringfort with no visible evidence of a fosse. 'It is overgrown with brambles and the enclosed area is planted with evergreens, which are about three years old. The bank is very badly defaced all around and is on average only about 2m wide and 1m high from the outside. There is only a drop of about 50cm from the top of the bank to the level of the enclosed area. There are the remains of a stone wall incorporated in the bank at the northwest side, but it may be part of field fence rather than an original feature, as it does not appear elsewhere in the bank. The enclosed area is about 40m in diameter from east to west. There is no obvious evidence of an entrance' (OPW files, 1-9-1979). 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