What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardbaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardbaun, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-west-facing pasture slope as an oval area 36 metres north-south and 50 metres east-west. An earth and gravel bank, 2 metres wide, 0.32 metres high inside and 1.37 metres high outside, encloses the area. A shallow external ditch, 2.7 metres wide and 0.37 metres deep, lies outside the bank and is most visible at the north and south ends.

Situated on a NW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. An oval area (diam. 36m N-S; 50m E-W) enclosed by an earth and gravel bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.32m; ext. H 1.37m) and a shallow external fosse (Wth 2.7m; D 0.37m) which is most visible at N and S. The interior at N is slightly raised. A gap (Wth 2m) in the SE sector appears to have been broken through the bank with other breaks in the bank at NW (Wth 3.1) and WNW (Wth 1.8m). It is possible that the NW gap is the original entrance, somewhat eroded by cattle and presently blocked with scrub. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.