What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Parkboy is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Parkboy, County Tipperary, Ireland. On flat pasture with extensive views, only the southern half survives. The remains form a semicircular area about 30 metres across from northeast to southwest, enclosed by a 2.5-metre-wide, 1-metre-high earthen bank and an external ditch 3 metres wide and 0.7 metres deep. A northeast-to-southwest field fence cuts through the site, and a possible 4-metre entrance gap lies at the south.

Situated on flat pasture with extensive views. Only the S half of the site survives with a field fence intersecting the site on a NE-SW axis. The surviving remains consist of a semicircular area (diam. 30m NE-SW approx.) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; H 1m) with an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.7m) and a possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at S. 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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