What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Marlow, Gortnaskehy (Clogher parish) is in County Tipperary, Ireland. Its slightly raised circular area measures 22 metres east to west and 23 metres north to south on a northwest-facing slope. An earth-and-stone bank, reduced to a scarp in places, encloses it, with a possible ditch from north to west that may be modern. A possible five-metre entrance gap lies at southeast.

On a NW-facing slope of rising ground with good views in all directions. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 22m E-W; 23m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.5-2.5m; base Wth 6m; int. H 0.3-0.7m; ext. H 0.5) best preserved from S through W to N, elsewhere it has been reduced to a scarp (H 1.7m). There is a possible fosse (Wth 2.5m) from N to W only, which may be modern as it is intersected by a townland boundary which is constructed from stone with good evidence of external stone facing. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 5m) at the SE. There has been recent clearance of scrub in the interior as evidenced by a slight mound of freshly dug earth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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