What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghonan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloghonan, County Tipperary, Ireland. The site occupies a gentle southwest-facing slope in rolling pastureland. A 1955 description recorded a circular area 28.5 metres wide from east to west, enclosed by an earthen bank 4.5 metres wide and 1.5 metres high, with slight traces of an external ditch. The ground is now levelled with no visible trace at ground level.

Situated on a gentle SW-facing slope in rolling pastureland. Depicted on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular enclosure, the site is now levelled with no visible trace at groung level. It was described in 1955 as a circular area (diam. 28.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; H 1.5m) with slight traces of an external ditch (OPW files, 6.10.1955). 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.