What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrick (Roscrea parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrick (Roscrea parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The roughly circular site spans 28.6 metres from north to south and 26.5 metres from east to west. A shallow external ditch surrounds a low earthen bank that is 1.7 metres wide. The bank stands 0.43 metres high inside and 0.56 metres high outside, while the ditch reaches 0.42 metres in depth.

Located on a N-facing slope, in an upland area overlooking a plain to the N. A roughly circular site (diam. 28.6m N-S; 26.5m E-W) defined by a low denuded earthen bank with some stone visible (Wth 1.7m; int. H 0.43m; ext. H 0.56m) and a shallow external fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.42m). There are a number of gaps in the bank due to cattle trampling, however the causeway over the fosse in the NE quadrant may be the original entrance (Stout 1984, 45). 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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