What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyhisky is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyhisky, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area, 32 metres wide from east to west, is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2.5 metres wide, standing 0.8 metres high internally and 2.5 metres high externally. A narrow, deep external ditch, 2.5 metres wide and 1.4 metres deep, runs outside the bank.

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2.5m) and a narrow, deep, external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 1.4m). No entrance feature visible. The enclosing bank is covered in field-clearnce debris which may obscure any original entrance feature. 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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