Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killahara

Situated on a low N-S ridge in undulating countryside with good views to the S. A circular area (diam. 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1-1.5m) and an outer fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.6m) best preserved at NW. No clear entrance feature visible. Evidence of mortared wall-footings protrudes from the top of the bank at NE. A limekiln was inserted into the fosse at NW in the nineteenth century. 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