What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyconnor is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyconnor, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 52m across on the northeast-facing slope of a hill in pasture. A 4m wide bank and 5.6m wide, 0.54m deep ditch still mark the site, although the bank is levelled to 0.37m internally and 0.65m externally. A 1959 field inspection classified it as a ringfort.

Situated on the NE-facing slope of a hill, in pasture. Depicted as a D-shaped enclosure on the st ed. OS 6-inch map and as a circular area on the latest ed. The site is levelled but is still clearly visible as a circular area (diam. 52m N-S and E-W) defined by a bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.37m; ext. H 0.65m) and fosse (Wth 5.6m; D 0.54m). The site was classified as a ringfort after field inspection in 1959 (OPW files). On the aerial photograph it appears to have been levelled by 1968 (CUCAP, AVN 60), though it was still clearly definable by a surviving fosse. 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

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