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 southeast-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area where a possible ringfort stands to the north and two other ringforts stand to the west. A circular area 24.5 metres from north to south is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 1.3 metres wide, rising 0.8 metres outside and 0.5 metres inside, with an external ditch 3.3 metres wide and 0.8 metres deep. A causewayed entrance 3 metres wide opens at the southeast.

Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a possible ringfort to the N (TN020-069) and two other ringforts (TN020-063, TN020-068) to the W. A circular area (diam. 24.5m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.3m; ext. H 0.8m; int. H 0.5m) and external fosse (Wth 3.3m; D 0.8m) with a causewayed entrance (Wth 3m) at SE. 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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