What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloneygowny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloneygowny, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat upland pasture and preserves a thirty-five metre circular area enclosed by a three metre earth and stone bank. A two metre stone-lined gap marks the eastern entrance, while slight traces of a shallow external ditch remain visible around the perimeter. A separate bullaun stone lies forty-five metres to the east of the main enclosure.

Situated on flat pasture in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 35m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.7m) with slight traces of a shallow external fosse. There is a stone-lined entrance gap (Wth 2m) at E and field fences intersect the bank at W and E. A bullaun stone (TN019-014002) is located 45m to the E. 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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