What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Castlewaller is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Castlewaller, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area, with another ringfort located to the southwest. The well-preserved cashel contains a circular area 16 metres across from north to south, enclosed by two stone walls separated by a narrow V-profile ditch 1.8 metres wide. A possible entrance gap 2 metres wide opens at the northwest, while the inner bank stands 1.3 metres high externally and the outer drystone wall reaches 0.5 metres.

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN037-014) to the SW. A well-preserved cashel consisting of a circular area (diam. 16m N-S) enclosed by two stone walls with a narrow V-profile intervening fosse (Wth 1.8m) and a possible entrance gap (Wth 2m) at NW. The well-preserved inner bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.5-0.9m; ext. H 1.3m) is composed of an earth and stone bank with internal stone revetment while the outer bank (Wth 1.2m; H 0.5m) is of a drystone wall construction. 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 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 210/1955).

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.