What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clashnevin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clashnevin, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies pasture on ground sloping gradually to the north. The roughly circular levelled enclosure measures 34 metres north to south and 37.6 metres east to west. A well-defined bank rises 0.6 metres above the surrounding ground.

Situated on ground sloping gradually to the N in pasture. A roughly circular levelled enclosure with traces of an external fosse at E. In the 1950s it was described as a low platform ringfort (diam. 34m N-S; 37.6m E-W) with a well-defined bank (ext. H 0.6m) and an enclosing fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.3m), except in the NE quadrant which was transected by a field fence (OPW Correspondence 1957). 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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