What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyvistea is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyvistea, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the south end of a broad north-south rise in pasture, where the natural ground slopes gently from the ringfort toward the northeast and west. The originally circular monument now forms a roughly D-shaped raised area measuring 18 metres north-south and 16 metres east-west, enclosed by a gently sloping earthen scarp 3.6 metres wide and 1 to 1.25 metres high. The scarp is absent from the south-southwest to northwest, where a north-northwest to east-southeast field boundary defines the edge instead.

In a locally prominent position atop the S end of a broad N-S orientated gently sloping rise, in pasture. Natural ground level slopes down gently from the ringfort NE-W. Identified on Bruff aerial photograph (Bruff No. 2044) by Caimin O'Brien. Originally circular, but now consisting of a roughly D-shaped raised area (dims. 18m N-S; 16m E-W) enclosed by a gently sloping earthen scarp (Wth 3.6m; H 1-1.25m). From SSW-NW the scarp is absent and the edge of the monument is defined by a NNW-ESE orientated field boundary. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior slopes slightly facing S and is clear of overgrowth. The field is known locally as the 'caher' field. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 16 September 2014

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyvistea is a circular earthwork enclosure, likely dating to the early medieval period, used as a defensive or agricultural settlement. Local folklore associates such sites with the faerie folk, and they were often avoided due to their supposed supernatural significance.

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