What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumminacunna is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies an irregular area 53 metres east to west and 56 metres southwest to northeast on the west facing slope of a low hillock. A poorly preserved bank is visible from east to southeast, while a straight sided field bank encloses the rest of the monument from west through north to east.

On the W-facing slope of a low hillock in undulating countryside with good views in all directions, in an upland region. The ringfort consists of an irregular-shaped area (diam. 53m E-W; 56m SW-NE) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (base Wth 2.5m; top Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1m) visible from E to SE only, elsewhere it has been reduced to a scarp (H 0.25m-0.75m) with traces of an outer fosse (Wth 1.7m; ext. D 0.3m). The bank and scarp form a semi-circular enclosure from E through S to SW from where a well-preserved straight-sided field bank encloses the rest of the monument as indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map. This well-preserved earth and stone bank (top Wth. 1m; base Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.4m) which has evidence of external stone facing may be a later feature replacing or augmenting the original enclosing element from W through N to E. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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