What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacloona is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynacloona, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on the crest of a flat-topped hill sloping gently to the northeast, enclosed by an inner bank, a flat-bottomed ditch and an outer bank. The circular site measures 25 metres north to south and 23.6 metres east to west, with mature oak trees growing on the banks and two inside. A clearly defined entrance opens in the north quadrant, while a gap in the eastern outer bank is edged by two boulders.

On crest of flat-topped hill sloping gently to NE, in pasture. Field boundary runs N-S along outer face of outer bank in E quadrant. Circular ringfort (diam. 25m N-S; 23.6m E-W) enclosed by a inner bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m); flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.76-1.17m) and outer bank (Wth 5.2-7.9m; ext. H 0.8m). Mature oak trees are growing on the banks and two in the interior. Clearly defined entrance in N quadrant (inner gap Wth 2.2m; outer gap with 3.2), gap in outer bank on E side is edged by two boulders. Banks composed of earth and stone with large stones protruding from the outer bank, particularly in the N and W sectors, including a sandstone upright boulder (H 0.9,; Wth 0.9m) in the latter sector. Stones have been dumped against the outer face of the inner bank in the SW sector. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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