What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballycahill (Kilmore parish, North Riding) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballycahill (Kilmore parish, North Riding), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-west-facing slope below a hilltop castle site to the north-east. An aerial photograph defines a large circular area whose enclosing bank formed a field fence from south-west through west to north before removal. The earthworks are no longer visible at ground level.

Situated on a NW-facing slope just below the summit of a hill with a castle site (TN020-083) to the NE. An aerial photograph (R 25/24) shows the clear outline of a large circular area with enclosing bank utilised as a field fence from SW through W to N. This field fence has been subsequently removed. The site is not visible at ground level. 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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