What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lewagh More is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lewagh More, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the summit of a natural rise that slopes slightly to the southeast, with pasture and a farmyard to the northeast. A roughly circular area 30 to 35 metres across is defined by an earthen bank 1.3 metres wide, rising 0.28 metres internally and 1.15 metres externally. No other features are visible, and the site is densely overgrown with scrub.

Situated on the summit of a natural rise, sloping slightly to the SE; surrounded by pasture with a farmyard to the NE. A roughly circular area (diam. c. 30-35m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.3m; int. H 0.28m; ext. H 1.15m) with no other features visible. The site is densely overgrown with scrub. 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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