What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyconnor is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyconnor, County Tipperary, Ireland. The oval enclosure sat on a terrace in rolling pastureland, with a field boundary cutting its east side on the later map. The site has since been levelled, leaving no visible remains above ground.

Situated on a terrace in rolling pastureland, with ground sloping sharply to the NW beyond the terrace. Depicted as an oval enclosure on the 1st (1843) and current (1904) ed. OS 6-inch maps, with a field boundary truncating the E side on the later ed. The site has been levelled with no visible remains above ground. The field boundaries immediately E and N of the site have been cleared. 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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