What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinroe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinroe, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a low rise in undulating pasture and holds a subcircular area 32 metres wide from east to west, enclosed by a 3 metre wide earth and stone bank that stands 0.4 metres high inside and 0.6 metres high outside. A possible 1 metre wide entrance gap faces north, while the east sector of the interior has been quarried out.

Situated on a low rise of ground in undulating pasture. A subcircular area (diam. 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 1m) at N. No visible trace of a fosse. The E sector of the interior has been quarried out (Stout 1984, 35). 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.