What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymorris (Killardry parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballymorris (Killardry parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a 40m circular area on a gentle south-facing slope near the River Aherlow, enclosed by a substantial earthen bank with a 6.4m base and 1.23m external height. A slight external ditch is present, while the grass-covered interior slopes slightly to the southeast.

On a gentle S-facing slope with the River Aherlow c. 60m to the SW, in pasture in low-lying flat river valley. Adjacent ringfort (TS075-008----), 80m to the ESE, is visible through the hedgerow. Circular area (diam. 40m N-S and E-W) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 1.6m crest, 6.4m base; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.23m) and slight indication of an external fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.16m). The grass-covered interior slopes slightly to the SE. There is some scrub and nettles on the bank which is denuded in the NE and SE sectors. In the W quadrant a small area has been quarried immediately outside the bank. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 31 March 2014

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