What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Newross is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Newross, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat, poorly drained upland land near other ringforts to the northwest and southeast. A raised circular area, 27.5 metres north-south and 24.5 metres east-west, is enclosed by a 2.8-metre-wide earthen bank rising 0.7 metres internally and 1.2 metres externally. The 2008 source account records the external ditch as waterlogged during the visit; it measured 2.3 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep. The eastern bank is destroyed by an east-west field fence, and the account records no visible entrance feature.

Situated on flat poorly drained land in an upland area with nearby ringforts (TN031-058, TN031-066, TN031-067) to the NW and SE respectively. A raised circular area (diam. 27.5m N-S; 24.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.2m) and an external fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.4m) which was waterlogged at the time of visit. The bank is destroyed at E by an intersecting field fence on an E-W axis. No entrance feature visible. 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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