What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Boher, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-east-facing slope above the Kilmastulla River, with another enclosure site to the west. The preserved remains include a 21-metre north-south circular area, a 2-metre-high scarp formed from the reduced bank, and a 6-metre-wide, 1.5-metre-deep external ditch. A possible 4-metre-wide causewayed entrance aligns with the north side.

Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground overlooking the Kilmastulla River to the S with enclosure site (TN025-063) to the W. A raised circular area (diam. 21m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank mainly reduced to a scarp (H 2m) and wide external fosse (Wth 6m; D 1.5m) with possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at N. 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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