Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardcrony

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardcrony is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardcrony, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on a gentle west-facing slope in undulating pasture. Early mapping showed a circular enclosure with field boundaries touching the southwest quadrant and running north-south near the west side. Later mapping omitted the eastern portion, and the site is now levelled but still visible as a roughly circular rise about 46 metres north-south, 40.6 metres east-west and 1 metre high.
Situated on a gentle W-facing slope in undulating pasture. Depicted on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure with a field boundary abutting the SW quadrant and another boundary extending N-S, close to the W side. The E portion of the site is not shown on the 2nd ed. (1903) OS 6-inch map. The site is now levelled although visible as a roughly circular rise of ground (c. 46m N-S; c. 40.6m E-W; H c. 1m). 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

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

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places