What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Middlewalk is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Middlewalk, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope in rolling pastureland, where a large circular enclosure about 50 metres across was levelled. After levelling, a slight curving rise indicated the former bank at the north, while a curving hedgerow in the southwest may respect the site or incorporate part of an outer bank. A 1973 aerial photograph shows its outline, and it was identified as an upstanding ringfort in the late 1950s.

Situated on a S-facing slope in rolling pastureland. A large, roughly circular enclosure depicted on the 1st and current eds. of the OS 6-inch maps. Although levelled, a slight curving rise indicates the former bank of a circular area at N (overall diam. c. 50m). A curving hedgerow in the SW quadrant appears to respect the site or conversely could have incorporated part of an outer bank. A trackway now runs between the site and this hedgerow. The interior slopes to the S. The site was identified as a ringfort when it was still upstanding in the late 1950s (OPW Correspondence, 9.9.1958) and the outline of the site is visible on an aerial photograph taken in 1973 (GSIAP, R 92/1). 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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