What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gorteen Upper is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a slightly raised circular area 24 metres north to south and 27 metres northwest to southeast on a northwest-facing slope in the Slieveardagh hills. An earth and stone bank and an external ditch enclose the site, with a possible three-metre entrance feature at the southeast. The interior has been quarried at the northwest. Cattle poaching damages the bank along its southern edge, and several cattle gaps also break the bank.

On a NW-facing slope of rising reclaimed grassland in the Slieveardagh hills with good views from S through W to N, higher ground to E. Located on the edge of a natural fall of ground overlooking marshy land to N and W. Nearby ringfort (TS049-023----) 230m to the E. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 24m N-S; 27m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 3.5m; ext. H 1.1m; int. H 0.2m ) reduced to a scarp in places and outer fosse (base Wth 1.5m top Wth 2.5m; ext. D 0.25m). Possible entrance feature (Wth 3m) at SE. Interior has been quarried into at NW, enclosing bank shows evidence of cattle poaching along S edge, several cattle gaps in bank. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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