What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boola (Bourney parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Boola (Bourney parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the summit of an east-west ridge in undulating terrain with rock outcrop. A denuded circular enclosure measures 39 metres north-south and 38 metres east-west. A low bank 2 metres wide, 0.15 metres high internally and 0.7 metres high externally defines it.

Located on the summit of an E-W ridge in undulating terrain in an area of rock outcrop. A very denuded circular enclosure (diam. 39m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by a low bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.7m) with an outer fosse (Wth 1.75m) only evident at E. The NE quadrant has been quarried into leaving a deep depression. Not indicated on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map. 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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