What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyea North is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyea North, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-south-east-facing slope in upland country, where a raised circular area measuring 27 metres from north to south remains enclosed by a well-preserved earthen bank. The bank is 2.3 metres wide, stands 0.3 to 1.3 metres high internally, and reaches 2 to 3.5 metres high externally at the south-east. An external ditch 4 to 7 metres wide surrounds the bank, with a possible 4-metre entrance gap at the east where a field fence cuts across the ditch from east through south to west.

Situated on a SSE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 27m N-S) enclosed by a well-preserved earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.3-1.3m; ext. H 2-3.5m at SE) and external fosse (Wth 4-7m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at E. A field fence intersects the fosse from E through S to W. 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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