What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynahow (Ballycahill parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynahow (Ballycahill parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The roughly circular enclosure measured 26.2 metres north to south and 24.2 metres east to west, bounded by an earthen bank 3 metres wide and up to 0.5 metres high. A slight dip outside the bank suggests a possible outer ditch. Although the landowner reported that the site had been levelled, its size, position and depiction on maps suggest that it was a ringfort.

Located on a slight break in a W-facing slope in undulating terrain, in pasture. A roughly circular area (diam. 26.2m N-S; 24.2m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.5m). A slight dip around the exterior of the bank indicates a possible outer fosse. This site was levelled c. 10 years ago according to the landowner but the size, location and cartographic depiction suggest that this was a ringfort. 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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