Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Coalbrook is recorded as Enclosure in Tipperary. On a SE-facing slope of rising grassland in the Slieveardagh hills with good views from N through E to S and higher ground to W. Coalbrook house overlooks enclosure to N.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: On a SE-facing slope of rising grassland in the Slieveardagh hills with good views from N through E to S and higher ground to W.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: No surface remains visible of any enclosure in area marked on 6-inch OS 6-inch map, located on the demesne property of Coalbrook House.
What was found
The saved account records: Coalbrook house overlooks enclosure to N.
What remains
The saved account records: of the OS 6-inch map the enclosure is depicted located in Fox Wood.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Coalbrook matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: This woodland no longer exists and the enclosure was probably levelled when the woodland was cleared.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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