Overview
Indicated — Ballyvoyle is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Waterford. Situated on the S-facingl slope of a broad NW-SE ridge. 35m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at NNE: Wth 4.5m
Who made it and when
The saved account records: H 0.5m) with slight traces of an inner fosse which may have been excavated to supply material for the bank on the uphill side of the rath.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: 35m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at NNE: Wth 4.5m
What was found
The saved account records: Situated on the S-facingl slope of a broad NW-SE ridge.
What remains
The saved account records: The perimeter is truncated slightly at SE by a NE-SW field bank.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Ballyvoyle matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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