What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Burntwood Big is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Burntwood Big, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a commanding position just off the crest of a ridge sloping towards the southwest. A circular enclosure 28.2 metres across is defined by an earth and stone bank with a two metre gap at the northwest. The interior slopes slightly to the southwest, while a denuded field boundary bisects the site roughly north to south.

Located in a commanding position just off the crest of a ridge which slopes towards the SW, in an area of outcrop in pastureland. A circular enclosure (diam. 28.2m N-S and E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.82m downslope; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.12m upslope) with a gap (Wth 2m) in the bank at NW. The interior slopes slightly to the SW. The site is bisected, roughly N-S, by a very denuded field boundary. 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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