What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Pallas Upper is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Pallas Upper, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the north-east-facing slope of an east-west ridge in an upland area. A raised circular area is enclosed by an earth and stone bank, mostly reduced to a scarp, with a causewayed entrance at the north-east. A small bullaun stone is embedded in the bank beside that entrance.

Situated on the NE-facing slope of an E-W ridge in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN034-089) to the S. A raised circular area enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1-2m) mainly reduced to a scarp with a causewayed entrance (Wth 3.5m) at NE. A small bullaun stone (1984) is embedded in the bank beside the entrance. There are the possible wall-footings of a circular hut site (diam. 4.5m) in the NE sector of the interior beside the entrance. 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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