What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonygaheen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clonygaheen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on a south-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area, and forms an irregular enclosure measuring about 16 metres north to south and 24 metres east to west. An earth and stone bank, 2.2 metres wide and about 1 metre high inside and 0.7 metres high outside, survives from the south through the west to the north, with some evidence of stone revetment along its inner face at the south.

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with nearby ringforts (TN031-031, TN031-032, TN031-033) to the N and S respectively. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. An irregular-shaped area (diam. 16m N-S; 24m E-W approx.) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.7m) from S through W to N; elsewhere destroyed. Some evidence of stone revetment along the inner face of the bank at S. 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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