Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghonan

Situated on a very gentle SE-facing slope in rolling pastureland. The site was formerly in woodland, as depicted on the current OS 6-inch map, and is now in pasture. The much-denuded remains of a curving bank are visible at NW and SE.The site was inspected in 1955 and described as a circular area (diam. 36m E-W) enclosed by an 'earthen bank 6'[1.8m] high from ditch bottom at E side, where it is best preserved: 2'6"[0.84m] above inner ground level, with external ditch. At S a piece of the bank has been replaced by a dry-stone wall, adjoining the road. A low bank in the field to W appears to be nothing but bank round garden or cottage' (OPW files, 6.10.1955). 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