What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coldfields, Rathmanna (Twomileborris parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coldfields, Rathmanna (Twomileborris parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-west-facing slope below a hilltop, with a church to the south. A dense vegetation cover hides the defensive features and prevents identification of an entrance. The visible remains include a central cairn, an inner earth and stone bank, a wide flat-bottomed ditch, and an outer bank with stone facing in places.

Situated on a NW-facing slope just below the summit of a hill with a nearby church to the S (TN042-030). A raised circular area heavily overgrown at the time of visit enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5-2.5m) and a wide, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 1m) and outer bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.5m; ext. H 0.5m) with good evidence of external stone-facing in places. There is a small cairn at the centre of the site (dims. 1m x 3m; H 0.4m). It was impossible to examine the impressive defensive features of the site due to the dense cover of vegetation. No entrance feature visible. 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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