What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Blakefield is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Blakefield, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 18 metres across from northeast to southwest on a southwest-facing slope. An earth and stone bank 1.2 metres wide, 0.25 metres high inside and 1 metre high outside, encloses the area. The northeast bank is destroyed, leaving a 3.5-metre entrance gap at the southwest, and no ditch is visible.

Situated on a SW-facing slope of rising ground in a mountainous region. A circular area (diam. 18m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.2m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1m) destroyed at NE with an entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at SW. No visible trace of a fosse. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.