What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Galbooly Little is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Galbooly Little, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies slightly oval ground measuring 36 metres north-south and 41.5 metres east-west on an east-facing slope beside steep western descent. A worn bank two metres wide encloses the area, with a possible 2.7-metre entrance gap at the northeast and a slight southern dip where no clear ditch appears. The northwest sector shows quarrying damage while a pathway cuts through the west.

Situated in undulating pasture just off the summit of a low hill on an E-facing slope. The ground also slopes quite steeply outside the outer bank at W. A slightly oval area (diam. 36m N-S; 41.5m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.26m; ext. H 1.38m) which is quite denuded. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 2.7m) at NE but no clearly definable fosse although there is a slight dip at the base of the bank at S. A pathway has been cut through the W sector and the NW sector has been quarried into. 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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