What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Orchardstown West is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Orchardstown West, County Tipperary, Ireland. The roughly circular enclosure measures about 28 metres from northwest to southwest and 28.3 metres from northwest to southeast, with no evidence of a bank in the southwest. A broad bank defines the remaining circuit, measuring 3.2 metres across its crest and 6.6 metres across its base. The 2011 source says the bank appeared to have been partly flattened, especially in the north quadrant.

On a gentle NE-facing slope in gently undulating terrain, under pasture. Described locally as a 'fox covert', the ringfort is overgrown with scrub, nettles and long grass, the edge of the monument in N, W and S quadrants is particularly badly overgrown. Roughly circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m NW-SW, there is no evidence of a bank in SW; 28.3m NW-SE) defined by a broad bank (Wth 3.2m crest, 6.6m base; int. H 0.44m; ext. H 0.74m) which appears to have been partially flattened, particularly in the N quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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