What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyhogan (Burgesbeg parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyhogan (Burgesbeg parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area, with another ringfort to the south and two more to the west and southwest. A low, well-preserved earthen bank, 1.5 metres wide and 0.5 to 0.8 metres high, encloses an oval area 62 metres across from northwest to southeast. External stone facing and slight traces of a shallow external ditch are best visible at the northeast, but no entrance feature is visible.

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a ringfort (TN020-069) to the S and two other ringforts (TN020-063, TN020-068) to the W and SW respectively. An oval-shaped area (diam. 62m NW-SE) enclosed by low well-preserved earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.8m) with external stone-facing best visible at NE and slight traces of a shallow external fosse also at NE. No entrance feature visible. The site is now used as a large oval field, possibly associated with the ruins of a nearby farmhouse. 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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