What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilconane is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilconane, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 38.5 metres north-south and 37 metres east-west on a north-east-facing slope. An earthen bank, largely reduced to a scarp, encloses the area, while a U-shaped outer ditch is filled in at the east and holds dumped silage at the west and north. No entrance feature is visible.

Situated on a NE-facing slope in undulating terrain. A circular area (diam. 38.5m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m, int. H 0.53m; ext. H 2m) which is largely reduced to scarp, and an outer U-shaped fosse (Wth 3.7m; D 0.6m). The fosse is filled in at E and silage is dumped in the fosse at W and N. 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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