Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Fortmoy

Situated on top of a low natural hillock with extensive views. The site conists of a raised circular platform (diam. 34m N-S; H 1m) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 1.5-2.5m: D 1m) and a possible entrance gap at NW. The inner bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.5m) is the best preserved while the outer bank (Wth 0.8m; ext. H 0.5m) is destroyed at NW by a laneway to farmyard buildings which are located immediately to the NW of the site. 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