What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortnaboley, Knockanora is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gortnaboley, Knockanora, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular enclosure measures 48 metres east to west and is bounded by an earth and stone bank 2 metres wide. The bank stands 0.5 metres high internally and 1.5 metres high externally. A possible outer ditch is visible in places, while the entrance gap at the southeast has been destroyed.

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 48m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) and a possible outer fosse visible in places with a destroyed entrance gap at SE. A townland boundary intersects the bank at W on a N-S axis. 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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