What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballybeg (Two-Mile-Borris parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballybeg (Two-Mile-Borris parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The slightly raised circular area measures 29 metres from northwest to southeast and is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 3 metres wide. The bank stands 0.5 metres high inside and 1.5 metres high outside, while an outer ditch 4 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep surrounds it. No clear entrance feature is visible, and a modern bungalow is built immediately to the northeast of the outer ditch.

Situated on flat pasture with good views and nearby tower house (TN048-017) to S. A slightly raised circular area (diam. NW-SE 29m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) and an outer fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.3m) with no clear entrance feature visible. A modern bungalow is built immediately to the NE of the outer fosse. 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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