What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cooleagh (Graystown parish) is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits in grassland on a north-west-facing slope of rising upland ground, with good views from west through north to north-east and higher ground to the east. A slightly raised circular area, about 22 metres north to south and 30 metres east to west, is enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank roughly 2 metres wide at the top and 4 metres at the base. This bank has been reduced to a low scarp for 15 metres at the north-west and completely levelled for 21 metres from east to south.

In grassland on a NW-facing slope of rising ground in upland region with good views from W through N to NE, higher ground to E. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 22m N-S; 30m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (top Wth 2m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.3-0.7m; ext. H 0.5-1m ) which has been reduced at NW to a scarp (H 0.5m) for a distance of 15m and totally levelled from E to S for a distance of 21m. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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