What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coogulla is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coogulla, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a gentle east-facing slope beside a southern enclosure. A thirty-two and a half metre circular area remains enclosed by an earth and stone bank and external ditch, though both features are only visible from north through east to south. The bank survives as a field fence in that section while elsewhere the enclosing features are destroyed.

Situated on the gentle E-facing slope of a low rise of ground in undulating countryside with a nearby enclosure (TN035-019) to the S. A poorly preserved site consisting of a circular area (diam. 32.5m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1-1.5m) and external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.4m) both of which are only visible from N through E to S where the bank survives as a field fence. The enclosing features are elsewhere destroyed. 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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