What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardcrony is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardcrony, County Tipperary, Ireland. It appeared as a roughly circular enclosure on an early survey map, but only the south half remained marked by 1903. A 1959 inspection classified it as a ringfort, and the site is now levelled with no visible trace above ground.

Situated on a N-facing slope in undulating pastureland. Depicted as a roughly circular enclosure on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map, however, by the 1903 ed. only the S half of the site is indicated. Inspected in 1959 and classified as a ringfort (OPW Correspondence, 19-6-1959). The site is now levelled with no visible trace above ground. 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 remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.