Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballycapple

Situated on a natural rise on a N-facing slope in undulating meadow and tillage. A circular raised area (diam. 25.8m N-S; 25.3m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.1-2.1m max.) which has been reduced to a scarp at E and S. An E-W field fence bisects the site. A slight gap (Wth 2m) at SE may be an entrance feature (OPW Correspondence,1979). 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