What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Boher, County Tipperary, Ireland. The D-shaped enclosure measures 24 metres from northwest to southeast and has a straight southeast side 23 metres long. An earthen bank 2.5 metres wide surrounds the area, reaching 1 metre inside and 1.2 metres outside before reducing to a scarp in places. A shallow external ditch remains best preserved at the northwest, while a possible destroyed entrance marks the southeast.

Situated on top of a low natural rise of ground in an upland area. A D-shaped area (diam. 24m NW-SE) with straight side at SE (L. 23m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) reduced to a scarp in places with possible destroyed entrance at SE. Traces of a shallow external fosse best preserved at NW. 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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