What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghonan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloghonan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupied the southwest-facing slope of a steep hill, measuring 36 metres north to south and 33 metres east to west. A 1.8-metre-high bank stood on the north side above a 4.5-metre-wide external ditch. No visible trace remains at ground level today.

Situated on the SW-facing slope of a steep hill in pasture with trackway possibly crossing the site. The site was inspected in 1955 and described as an 'earthen ring-fort (diam. 36m N-S; 33m E-W) with a bank and external ditch situated on a S-facing slope of a low hill. Bank almost 6'[1.8m] high from interior on N side: 4'[1.2m] high from ditch [Wth 4.5m] bottom' (OPW files, 6.10.1955). No visible trace of site at ground level. 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.