What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Farneigh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Farneigh, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 20 metres wide from east to west at the base of a west-facing slope. A poorly preserved bank 1.5 metres wide, 0.8 metres high internally and 1 metre high externally, surrounds the area. The bank is best preserved at the north and is reduced to a scarp elsewhere, with a possible destroyed entrance gap at the east.

Situated at the base of a W-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a destroyed enclosure site (TN031-040) to the SW. A circular area (diam. 20m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1m) best preserved at N, elsewhere reduced to a scarp with a possible destroyed entance gap at E. No visible trace of a fosse. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.