What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymurreen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballymurreen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a well-preserved bivallate ringfort on a natural rise off the crest of a northeast-facing slope. The circular area measures 41 metres north to south and 38 metres east to west, enclosed by a 2.3-metre-wide bank, a 2.7-metre-wide by 0.9-metre-deep U-shaped ditch and a possible 2-metre-wide outer bank. A 2-metre-wide causewayed entrance gap opens toward the west-northwest.

Located on a natural rise off the crest of a NE-facing slope. A well-preserved bivallate ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 41m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.53m; ext. H 1.87m), a U-shaped fosse (Wth 2.7m; D 0.9m) and a possible outer bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 1.13m). The latter runs from SE through S to W and may be a field boundary which curves to respect the monument. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2m) at WNW and a modern gap in the E sector (Wth 2.2m). Some stone protrudes from the internal face of the outer bank. 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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