What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonygaheen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clonygaheen, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular area measures 25 metres north to south. An earth and stone bank, 2.5 metres wide and standing 1.5 to 2 metres high, encloses the space. A waterlogged external ditch, 4.5 metres wide and 1.5 metres deep, runs outside the bank.

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with nearby ringforts (TN031-032, TN031-033) to the S. A raised circular area (diam. 25m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2m) and external fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 1.5m) which was waterlogged at time of visit. Possible destroyed causewayed entrance at SE. 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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