What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcolman (Burgesbeg parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilcolman (Burgesbeg parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the north-west slope of a low north-west to south-east ridge, enclosing a circular area 36 metres across from north-east to south-west. An earth and stone bank, 1.7 metres wide, surrounds the area, though it is reduced to a scarp in places, especially at the south-west where natural rock outcrop protrudes.

Situated on the NW slope of a low NW-SE ridge in undulating countryside. A circular area (diam. 36m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.7m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1-1.5m) reduced to a scarp in places especially at SW where natural rock outcrop protrudes from the surface of the scarp. There are slight traces of a shallow external fosse and a possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at NW. A field fence traverses the site on an E-W 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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