Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clashnevin

Situated on ground sloping gradually to the N in pasture. A roughly circular levelled enclosure with traces of an external fosse at E. In the 1950s it was described as a low platform ringfort (diam. 34m N-S; 37.6m E-W) with a well-defined bank (ext. H 0.6m) and an enclosing fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.3m), except in the NE quadrant which was transected by a field fence (OPW Correspondence 1957). 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