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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilkeary, Knockbrack (Kilkeary parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilkeary, Knockbrack (Kilkeary parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a gentle northeast-facing slope in undulating terrain now under tillage. A high earthen bank forms a circular enclosure, while an outer U-shaped ditch surrounds it, though the ditch is not visible at the north. A northeast-southwest townland boundary skirts the edge of the ditch at the east.

Situated on a gentle NE-facing slope in undulating terrain, under tillage. A circular enclosure defined by a high earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2.04m) and outer U-shaped fosse (Wth 4.4m; D 0.94), though no fosse is visible at N. A NE-SW townland boundary skirts the edge of the fosse at E. 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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