What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Deerpark (Kilmore parish, North Riding) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Deerpark (Kilmore parish, North Riding), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area, 28 metres across from northeast to southwest, is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2.3 metres wide, with an external height of 1.4 metres and an internal height of 0.6 metres. The bank is best preserved at the northwest, where a shallow external ditch 2 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep is also visible.

Situated on a N-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 28m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.3m; ext. H 1.4m; int. H 0.6m) best preserved at NW where a shallow external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.3m) is also visible. A large quarry intersects the external face of the bank at NNE with a smaller quarry (dims. 12.5m x 3.5m x 1.5m) in the SW sector of the interior. 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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