What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyvaughan (Kilgrant parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyvaughan (Kilgrant parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a roughly circular area about 33 metres north-south and 34 metres east-west on flat ground north of an east-west ridge. A stone-heavy bank encloses the site, with a broad flat-topped section in the west quadrant and a possible entrance about 2 metres wide in the east quadrant.

On flat, level ground N of an E-W running ridge, in pasture. Roughly circular area (diam. from 25-inch OS map c. 33m N-S; c. 34m E-W) enclosed by a bank with a high stone content, lot of stones protruding from the surface. Bank in W quadrant (Wth crest 2.4m; base 5.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.7m) is broad and flat-topped. There is a possible entrance (Wth c. 2m) in the E quadrant. Despite scrub growth on the bank there are stretches of clear bank. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 18 December 2014

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