What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derrycallaghan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derrycallaghan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular space 21 metres from north to south is enclosed by two earth and stone banks separated by a 3-metre-wide, 1-metre-deep ditch. A possible 4.5-metre entrance gap faces northeast, the inner bank stands 0.5 metres high, and the outer bank is damaged at the south by an east-west field fence.

Situated on a N-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 21m N-S) enclosed by two earth and stone banks and intervening fosse (Wth 3m; D 1m) with a possible entrance gap (Wth 4.5m) at NE. The inner bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m) is the best preserved while the outer bank (Wth 2.5m; H 0.7m) is destroyed at S by a field fence on an E-W axis. 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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