Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aughall Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aughall Beg is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Aughall Beg, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in flat pasture beside another ringfort to the southeast. The site preserves a raised circular area 36 metres wide from east to west, enclosed by an earth and stone bank 3 metres wide, 0.5 metres high inside and 1.5 metres high outside, with no visible outer ditch or entrance feature.
Situated on a slight rise of ground on flat pasture with a nearby ringfort (TN029-071) to the SE. A raised circular area (diam. 36m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) with no evidence of an outer fosse or entrance 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

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

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places