What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Ashleypark (Ardcrony parish) is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Ashleypark (Ardcrony parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It preserves an island and enclosing stone wall. The area also holds a possible crannog and a tower house. These features belong together in one place.
Island and enclosing stone wall described under tower house (TN015-048001) and crannog possible (TN015-048002) entries.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 8 yd
Ashley Park Housecountry house · 171 yd
Enclosure in Ashleypark (ardcrony Par.)Enclosure · 509 yd
Saint Flannan's Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 1.2 mi
Knigh Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.5 mi
Knigh HillMountain / peak · 1.6 mi
Ballycapple WoodForest · 3.5 mi