What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyconnor is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyconnor, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the lower northwest-facing slope of a hill in pasture. The site was levelled in the 1940s but remains barely visible as a faintly circular raised area about 31 metres north to south with a concave interior.

Situated on the lower NW-facing slope of a hill in pasture. Depicted as a slightly irregular circular shape on the 1st (1843) ed. OS 6-inch map and as a circular enclosure on the latest ed. The site has been levelled but is barely visible as a faintly circular raised area (diam. c. 31m N-S) with a concave interior. According to the landowner the site was levelled in the 1940s. 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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