What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyea South is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyea South, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a southeast-facing slope in an upland area and preserves a circular space 23 metres across from northwest to southeast. An earthen bank 2.2 metres wide, reaching 1 metre inside and 1.5 metres outside, encloses the area, while a shallow external ditch remains visible in places. A modern road cuts across the site from northwest to southeast, and a possible causewayed entrance appears where the road meets the bank at the southeast.

Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 23m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 1m max.; ext. H 1.5m) with traces of a shallow external fosse. A modern road bisects the ringfort on a NW-SE axis and there is a possible causewayed entrance at SE where the road intersects the bank. 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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