What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinlough (Aghnameadle parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinlough (Aghnameadle parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. The poorly preserved site forms a raised circular area, 19 metres across from north to south and 0.5 metres high, defined by a scarp with no visible external ditch or entrance feature.
Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A poorly preserved site consisting of a raised circular area (diam. 19m N-S; H 0.5m) defined by a scarp with no evidence of an external 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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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