What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Loughourna is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Loughourna, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a gentle south-facing slope in undulating pastureland. A circular area measuring 28 metres north to south and 25.5 metres east to west is defined by an eroded earth-and-stone bank 3.2 metres wide, standing 0.58 metres high internally and 1.38 metres high externally. A ditch and possible outer bank also define the enclosure, although neither is visible at the south.

Situated on a gentle S-facing slope in undulating pastureland. A circular area (diam. 28m N-S; 25.5m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.58m; ext. H 1.38m) quite eroded in places, a fosse (Wth 5.6m; D 0.58m) and a possible outer bank (Wth 2.2m; ext. H 0.8m) which has been incorporated in a field boundary at N. No visible trace of the outer bank or fosse at S. The landowner remarked that 'only one ring remains' which implies that the site was originally bivallate. 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.