What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloneygowny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloneygowny, County Tipperary, Ireland. The site occupies flat pasture in an upland area and preserves a circular space about 40 metres across. Two earth and stone banks enclose the area, separated by a ditch 3 metres wide and 1 metre deep, while a wider external ditch reaches 3.5 metres across. Dense vegetation still covers the banks, preventing detailed examination of the entrance or inner features.

Situated on flat pasture in an upland area. A well-preserved but overgrown bivallate ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 40m approx.) enclosed by two earth and stone banks separated by an intervening fosse (Wth 3m; D 1m) with a wide external fosse (Wth 2.8-3.5m; D 0.5m). The inner bank is mainly reduced to a scarp (H 0.7m) and the outer bank (Wth 2.5m; ext. H 1.7m) is faced with stone in places. The dense cover of vegetation makes detailed examination imposssible. No entrance feature visible. 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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