What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Oakhampton is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Oakhampton, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in an upland area, with another ringfort to the northeast. A well-preserved earth and stone bank, 2.2 metres wide, 1.5 metres high internally and 2.5 metres high externally, encloses a 20-metre-diameter circular area. A 4.8-metre entrance gap opens to the east, and possible traces of a shallow external fosse remain.

Situated on a slight rise of ground in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN031-054) to the NE. A raised circular area (diam. 20m E-W) enclosed by a well-preserved earth and stone bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2.5m) with an entrance gap (Wth 4.8m) at E and possible traces of a shallow external fosse. This site may have been reused as a tree-ring in the nineteenth century. 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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