What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barnalisheen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Barnalisheen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 25 metres from north to south just below the summit of a hillock on a southeast-facing slope. An earth and stone bank 3 metres wide encloses the site, reaching 0.8 to 1.5 metres high on the outside at the southeast. Traces of a shallow ditch 2 metres wide remain visible only at the southwest, while no clear entrance feature is apparent.

Situated just below the summit of a hillock on a SE-facing slope in undulating countryside. A circular area (diam. 25m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m-1.5m at SE) with traces of a shallow fosse (Wth 2m) visible at SW only. No clear entrance feature visible. 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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