What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballycapple is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballycapple, County Tipperary, Ireland. The oval enclosure measures 34 metres from north to south and 25.4 metres from east to west. Four field boundaries converge at the site, creating an irregular bank profile with drystone walling added in the east sector. Trees occupy the interior, and a clay mound sits in the north-west quadrant.

Situated on a rise, sloping slightly to the E, in undulating terrain. Four field boundaries converge at this oval enclosure (diam. 34m N-S; 25.4m E-W), which has resulted in an irregular bank profile, the earthen bank being augmented in places including the addition of drystone-walling in E sector (bank dims. Wth 2.7-3m; int. H 0.3-0.7m; ext. H 1.4-2m). The interior is occupied by trees and there is a mound of clay, probably a field dump, in the NW quadrant. 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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