What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shesheraghkeale, Tullahedy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Shesheraghkeale, Tullahedy, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a low east-west rise in undulating countryside, forming a 29-metre circular area bounded by a scarp that reaches 1.2 metres at the east and 2.5 metres at the west. An external ditch and possible causewayed entrance appear only at the east, while a possible outer bank appears only at the southeast. A modern road cuts the western interior on a north-south axis.

Situated on a low E-W rise of ground in undulating countryside. A raised circular area (diam. 29m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.2m at E; 2.5m at W) and an external fosse visible at E only with a possible causewayed entrance also at E. A possible outer bank is visible at SE only. A modern road truncates the raised interior at W on a N-S axis. 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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