What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcolman (Youghalarra parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilcolman (Youghalarra parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the top of a northeast-southwest ridge in an upland area. A circular space measuring 28.5 metres from northwest to southeast is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2.5 metres wide. The bank stands 0.4 metres high inside and 1.5 metres high outside, with a possible entrance at the southeast.

Situated on top of a NE-SW ridge in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 28.5m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5m) with a possible entrance at SE. No visible trace of a fosse. In 2002 archaeological monitoring by Brian Hodkinson on a residential development site in the vicinity of the ringfort, revealed no archaeological features or deposits of archaeological significance. This monitoring was carried out under Licence No. 02E0035 (Bennett 2004, 478). 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.