What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cormackstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cormackstown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the summit of a hill in rolling pastureland and marks a roughly circular area 44 metres north-south and 32.5 metres east-west. A gravelly earth and stone bank, 1.3 metres wide, 0.6 metres high internally and 1.6 metres high externally, defines the perimeter. The eastern sector has lost a large portion to quarrying for a nearby limekiln, truncating the bank at the northeast, while no trace of a fosse or entrance feature remains visible.

Situated on the summit of a hill in rolling pastureland. A roughly circular area (diam. 44m N-S; 32.5m E-W) defined by a gravelly earth and stone bank (Wth 1.3m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.6m). On the 1st (1843) and 2nd (1952-53) ed. OS 6-inch map a limekiln is depicted in E sector. A large portion of the E sector has been quarried out to provide stone for this kiln and at NE the bank has been truncated. No trace of a fosse or entrance feature. 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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