What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Magherareagh (Inch parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Magherareagh (Inch parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the flat floodplains of the Fishmoyne River as a slightly raised circular area measuring 24 metres north-south and 26 metres east-west. An earth and stone bank encloses the site, while a wide, flat-bottomed ditch and traces of an outer bank surround it. A causewayed entrance four metres wide opens at the east.

Situated on the flat floodplains of the Fishmoyne River. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 24m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.7-2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.5-1m), a wide, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 0.3m) with traces of an outer bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.2m). Causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at E. 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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