What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rahinch is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rahinch, County Tipperary, Ireland. A two-metre earth-and-stone bank and four-metre outer ditch enclose its 43-metre circular area on a low rise. An outer bank visible from south to west appears to be a nineteenth-century field boundary, while the southern gap in the main bank appears modern.

Situated on a low rise of ground in undulating countryside with nearby ringforts (TN048-008, TN048-009) to the NW and W respectively. A raised circular area (diam. 43m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5-1m; ext. H 0.5-3m) and an outer fosse (Wth 4m; D 1m) with a gap in the bank at S which appears to be modern. The outer bank is visible from S to W only and appears to be a nineteenth-century field boundary. 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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