What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Glenkeen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Glenkeen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 31 metres from north to south on a southeast-facing slope below the hill brow. An earth and stone bank, 2.5 metres wide and 1.7 metres high outside, encloses the space, while an outer ditch 2.5 metres wide and 0.7 metres deep runs beyond it. A 2.5-metre gap at the east marks the entrance, and a modern quarry measuring 16 by 8 metres sits in the southeast quadrant.

Situated just below the brow of a hill on a SE-facing slope in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 31m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.7m) and outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.7m) with an entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at E. There is a modern quarry (dims. 16m x 8m x 2m D) in the SE quadrant. 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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