What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyerk (Moyne parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyerk (Moyne parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the top of a natural hill in undulating countryside. A slightly raised circular area, 24 metres north to south, sits between two earth and stone banks separated by a 4-metre-wide ditch. A 5-metre-wide causewayed entrance opens at east-northeast.

Situated on top of a natural hill in undulating countryside. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 24m N-S) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with a wide intervening fosse (Wth 4m) and a causewayed entrance (Wth 5m) at ENE. The inner bank has been mainly reduced to a scarp (H 1.5m) while the outer bank with its external stone-facing appears to be a nineteenth-century feature. This ringfort was probably converted into a tree-ring in the nineteenth century. 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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