What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barbaha is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Barbaha, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the north end of a north-south ridge in an upland area, with another ringfort recorded to the south. The circular site measures 24 metres from north to south and keeps a standing scarp that reaches 1.5 metres at the south and 2.15 metres at the north. Faint traces of an outer ditch remain, though no entrance feature is visible and the northeast interior has been quarried.

Situated at the N end of a N-S ridge in an upland area with a ringfort (TN020-055) to the S. A circular area (diam. 24m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 1.5m at S; 2.15m at N) with slight traces of an external fosse. The interior has been quarried in the NE sector. No trace of an entrance feature. 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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