What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Summerhill (Rathnaveoge parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Summerhill (Rathnaveoge parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The roughly circular area measures about 22 metres north to south and 25.5 metres east to west, defined by a denuded bank 2.8 metres wide and an outer ditch 1.6 metres wide. A possible entrance 2.7 metres wide faces east downslope, while the interior slopes east with the natural incline.

Situated on a gentle E-facing slope in undulating terrain, in pasture. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 22m N-S; 25.5m E-W) defined by a denuded bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.18m; ext. H 1.04m) and an outer fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.24) which has been narrowed as a result of ploughing close to the edge of the site. Possible entrance (Wth 2.7m) downslope at E. The interior slopes to the E with the natural incline. 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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