What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Reardnogy More is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Reardnogy More, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the southwest face of a low hillock in a mountainous region with extensive views. The circular area, 21.5 metres across east to west, is enclosed by a 1.5-metre-wide earth and stone bank standing 0.3 metres high internally and 1.8 metres high externally, with a 3-metre-wide external ditch 0.3 to 0.7 metres deep. A 2-metre-wide causewayed entrance gap opens at the east, and traces of a possible 2-metre-wide outer bank appear at the north, where the features are best preserved.

Situated on the SW face of a low hillock in a mountainous region with extensive views. A raised circular area (diam. 21.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.8m) and external fosse (Wth 3m: D 0.3-0.7m) best preserved at N where there are traces of a possible outer bank (Wth 2m). Causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2m) at E. 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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