What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Jossestown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Jossestown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a sub-circular area 29 metres north-south and 34 metres east-west, bounded by a 4.0-metre-wide, 1.4-metre-high earthen scarp that runs east-northeast through south to west-northwest. A 2-metre-wide breach opens the scarp to the south, while an external fosse 7.5 to 9 metres wide and 0.3 to 0.6 metres deep follows the same east-northeast through south to west-northwest arc, becoming waterlogged to the south and west. The north edge is truncated by a trackway and ruinous farmyard, the west is obscured by overgrowth, and the east is heavily poached by cattle, leaving the level interior in pasture.

In pasture, on a generally level area with ground falling gently to E. Remains of sub-circular area (dims. 29m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth 4.0m; H 1.4m) ENE-S-WNW and truncated by trackway and ruinous farmyard to N. Breach (Wth 2m) in scarp at S. External fosse (Wth c. 7.5- 9m; D c. 0.3- 0.6m) ENE-S-WNW is waterlogged to S and W. Scarp and fosse obscured by overgrowth to W and heavily poached by cattle to E. Remains of interior are level and in pasture. Second trackway to E. Enclosure (TS070-092----) located 280m to NE; ringfort (TS070-094----) located 380m to E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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