What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dovea Upper is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Dovea Upper, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a low hillock in undulating countryside and preserves a slightly raised circular area measuring 27 metres from northeast to southwest. An earth and stone bank encloses this space, reaching 2.5 metres in width, 0.6 metres in internal height and 1 to 2 metres in external height. A field fence truncates the bank at the west on a north-south axis, while no fosse or entrance feature is visible.

Situated on a low hillock in undulating countryside. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 27m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1-2m) which is truncated by a field fence at W on a N-S axis. No fosse or 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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