Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghkeating

Situated on a N-facing slope just below the summit of a natural hill. A well-preserved raised circular area (diam. 46m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 3m) and external fosse (Wth 2.5m) with an entrance gap (Wth 5m) at NE. A possible outer bank (Wth 1m; int. H 2m) is visible at S only, where a road intersects the site. 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