What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boolteeny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Boolteeny, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the west end of a northeast-southwest ridge in undulating countryside. A raised circular area, 27.5 metres north-south and 29 metres northwest-southeast, is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 1.5 to 2.2 metres wide and 0.75 to 1.5 metres high. A shallow external ditch 1.85 metres wide is visible at the east only, where the bank is reduced to a scarp.

Situated at the W end of a NE-SW ridge in undulating countryside. A raised circular area (diam. 27.5m N-S; 29m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5-2.2m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.5m max.) and shallow external fosse (Wth 1.85m) visible at E only. The bank is reduced to a scarp at E and is intersected by a field fence at SE. No 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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