What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toor (Kilcash parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Toor (Kilcash parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies an east-facing slope in wet, marshy terrain, with a roughly circular clay and gravel bank measuring 42 metres north-south and 37.5 metres east-west before a laneway truncates the east quadrant. The bank stands 0.28 to 0.52 metres high internally and 0.5 to 1.2 metres high externally in the west and north sectors, where it is best preserved. Brambles, gorse and young conifers now surround the site, while local tradition speaks of a cave that may refer to a nearby underground passage.

On an E-facing slope of lower foothills of Slievenamon in wet, marshy terrain. Ringfort (TS071-027----) clearly visible on opposing hillslope to E. Monument enclosed by young coniferous plantation c. 14m to N and W and by rough pasture to E and S. Ringfort itself is overgrown with brambles and gorse with bushes around the bank. Roughly circular area (diam. 42m N-S; 37.5m E-W, though the E quadrant has been truncated by a narrow laneway). Laneway continues around the S quad.rant at external base of bank. Bank (Wth 2.2m crest, 3.5m base; int. H 0.28-0.52m; ext. H 0.5-1.2m - dimensions in W and N quadrants respectively) is best preserved in N and NW sectors. It is composed of clay and gravel. No visible evidence of a fosse. Some boulders dumped on bank in W quadrant. No identifiable entrance, may have been destroyed by laneway. Interior is very uneven. According to local tradition there is a 'cave' at this ringfort, possibly referring to Man-made underground passage (TS078-003001-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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