What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilconnell is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilconnell, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the highest part of an improved pasture field and measures 29 metres north to south and 27 metres east to west. An earth and stone bank, 8.9 metres wide overall and 1.45 metres high outside, defines the circular area, with frequent loose limestones on and within it. Gaps occur at north-northeast and southeast, while a shallow ditch runs along the south-southwest and northwest to north edges.

In improved pasture, on highest part of field. Circular area (dims. 29m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by bank (overall Wth 8.9m; Wth at top 1.25m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 1.45m) of earth and stone. Frequent loose limestones on bank and also imbedded within it. Gap (Wth 5m) at NNE and gap (overall Wth 7m; basal Wth 3.5m) at SE. Fosse (overall Wth 8.25m; basal Wth 3.5m; D 0.15m) S-SSW and NW-N. Interior is uneven and has occasional medium-to-large sized stones (L 0.2-0.4m) lying loosely across surface. Ringfort (TS061-103----) is c. 90m to W. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilconnell, likely dating to the early medieval period, is a circular earthwork with a prominent bank and ditch, typical of defensive or ritual sites from that era. Local tradition associates such mounds with fairy dwellings, reflecting the enduring folklore surrounding these ancient monuments.

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