What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballincor (Colman parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballincor (Colman parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The D-shaped enclosure measures 22.3 metres from northwest to southeast and contains a rectangular structure in the north quadrant that uses part of the inner ringfort bank for two of its sides. An outer bank stands taller than the inner bank, which has worn into a shallow scarp in the south and west sections. No entrance is visible on the ringfort, though the rectangular structure may have an opening at its south end.

In flat pasture in gently undulating terrain. Roughly D-shaped area (dims. 22.3m NW-SE; no other diam. possible due to overgrowth) enclosed by inner bank (Wth 1.3m crest, 3.2m base; int. H 0.77m; ext. H 0.76m); fosse (Wth 2.9m; D 0.76m) and outer bank (Wth 2.3m crest, 4.6m base; ext. H 0.54m). External bank is more pronounced than internal which is reduced to scarp in S and W quadrant. Lot of scrub in SW quadrant and outer bank appears to have been levelled, but is difficult to see as is heavily overgrown with brambles and scrub. Outer bank is clearly visible from W-NW-N. No entrance feature could be identified. In the N quadrant there is a rectangular structure (dims. 5.7m NE-SW; 11.6m NW-SE) defined by an earthen and stone bank (Wth 1.5m crest, 3.1m base; int. H 0.53m; ext. H 0.73m). The NE and NW sides form the inner bank of the ringfort. Possible entrance (Wth 3.4m) at S end of SW side. Bank is highest at N and W angles and on SE side. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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