What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonacody is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clonacody, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on fairly level ground in gently undulating terrain, immediately north-east of the Slievenamon Golf Club field boundary. The site holds a steep bank with a 2.4 metre crest and 3.9 metre base, standing 0.6 metres high inside and 1.4 metres high outside, beside an outer fosse 2.7 metres wide and 1 metre deep. The bank is disturbed in the south-east quadrant and has narrow cattle gaps in the north-east and south-west quadrants, while the whole ringfort remains very overgrown with collapsed trees and scrub.

On fairly level gound in gently undulating terrain. Slievenamon Golf Club is on other side of field boundary, immediately SW of monument. Otherwise ringfort surrounded by ploughed and planted field, ploughing has taken place right up to edge of fosse. Trivallate ringfort (TS077-006----) located c. 450m NW, only top of trees visible as obstructed by farm buildings. Ringfort very overgrown with a lot of collapsed trees and scrub, diameters not obtainable. Enclosed by a bank (Wth 2.4m crest, 3.9m base; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.4m) and outer fosse (Wth 2.7m; D 1m). External face of bank and counterscarp is very steep, possibly recut to facilitate drainage. Fosse waterlogged in places. Bank is disturbed in SE quadrant and there is a narrow cattle gap in the NE and SW quadrants. No obvious entrance, may be in disturbed the SE quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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