What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballybeg (Aghnameadle parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballybeg (Aghnameadle parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope in upland country, where a 40-metre circular area is enclosed by a 3-metre-wide earth and stone bank. A 4.5-metre causewayed gap at the southeast provides entry, while an outer ditch and a possible external bank remain visible only at the northeast.

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 40m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2m) reduced in places to a scarp with an outer fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.5m) and possible external bank (Wth 2m; H 0.1m) visible at NE only. Causewayed entrance gap (Wth 4.5m) at SE. A modern field fence intersects the fosse and outer bank at S on an E-W axis. 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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