What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Galbooly, Shanacloon (Galbooly parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Galbooly, Shanacloon (Galbooly parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The roughly circular enclosure measures 28.4 metres from north-northwest to south-southeast and is bounded by an earth and stone bank 2.2 metres wide. The Poulaneigh River skirts the north and east edges, creating a steep drop to the water, while another stream reaches the southwest edge. Cattle breaks in the bank appear at east-southeast, southeast and north-northwest, each 1.4 metres wide, and dense scrub covers the south half of the site.

Situated at the edge of the Poulaneigh River which skirts the N and E edges of the site. Another stream runs up to the SW edge. A roughly circular area (diam. 28.4m NNW-SSE ) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 1.08m; ext. H 2.22m) with a steep drop to the river at N and E. There are cattle breaks in the bank at ESE, SE and NNW (Wth 1.4m). The S half of the site is covered in dense scrub. 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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