What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Boher, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a southeast-facing slope above the Kilmastulla River. Only the western half survives, forming a semicircular space twenty-one metres across from north to south. An earthen bank, mostly reduced to a two-metre scarp, and a partly filled shallow external ditch enclose the remaining area.

Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground overlooking the Kilmastulla River to the S in an upland area. Only the W half of the site survives from S through to N consisting of a semicircular area (diam. c. 21m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank mainly reduced to scarp (H 2m) and shallow external fosse which has been partly filled in. 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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