What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolgort (Kilfithmone parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coolgort (Kilfithmone parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a raised circular area 31 metres across on the southwest-facing slope of a low hillock. Two well-preserved earth and stone banks enclose the site with a wide waterlogged ditch between them, while a possible destroyed causewayed entrance marks the southeast edge.

Situated on the SW-facing slope of a low hillock on poorly drained land in an upland area with a nearby possible ringfort (TN028-081) to the NE. A raised circular area (diam. NE-SW 31m) enclosed by two well-preserved earth and stone banks with wide waterlogged intervening fosse (Wth 4.5-6m; D 0.8-1m) and a possible destroyed causewayed entrance (Wth 3.5m) at SE. The flat-topped inner bank (Wth 3-4m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2-4m) is the best preserved and there is evidence of drystone wall-facing on the inner face of the external bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.5m) at NE only. 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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