What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rossfinch is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rossfinch, County Tipperary, Ireland. Its raised 25-metre circular area lies on an east-facing upland slope, enclosed by an earthen bank reduced to a scarp at east. An outer ditch 2.2 metres wide and 0.5 metres deep was best preserved at west in the 2002 inventory. That account records no visible entrance feature and farmhouse ruins nearby to the east.

Situated on the E-facing slope of a low hill in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 25m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) reduced to a scarp at E withan external fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.5m) best preserved at W. No entrance feature visible. The ruins of farmhouse are nearby to the 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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