What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrigmore is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies an oval area measuring 28.0 metres north to south and 25.6 metres east to west on a north-east-facing slope. The enclosure has a straight southern bank, a two-metre western gap and a north-western section denuded by cattle. Sycamore trees grow on the bank while ash trees stand in the centre.

On a NE-facing slope in undulating pastureland with woodland 'Flemingstown Wood' c. 300m to S and narrow bands of woodland 500-600m to N and W. Depicted as circular enclosure with trees in interior on 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map and though hachured on 2nd (1907) ed. it is enclosed by a field bank with trees depicted in interior. Oval area (diam. 28m N-S; 25.6m E-W) enclosed by scarp (H 0.5m); wide, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.69m); outer earthen bank with some stones visible (Wth 1.5m crest, 3.9m base; ext. H 0.63m) and slight outer fosse (W 1.4m; D 0.28m). The bank in the S quadrant is quite straight. There is a gap in the W quadrant (Wth 2m). In the NW quadrant the bank is denuded by cattle. A field bank runs into the outer bank of the monument in the N and S quadrants. There are sycamore trees growing on the bank and ash in the centre. The monument may have been a tree-ring or a ringfort used as such. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 November 2013

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