What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killoran (Moyne parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killoran (Moyne parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a raised circular area 31 metres wide from east to west on the west-facing slope of a low north-south ridge. A well-preserved earth and stone bank, 2 metres wide and 0.5 to 2 metres high, encloses the site with a limekiln built into its east face. No entrance feature is visible, and the structure may represent a ringfort later reused as a tree-ring, possibly in the nineteenth century when the kiln was added.

Situated on the W-facing slope of a low N-S ridge in undulating countryside. A raised circular area (diam. 31m E-W) enclosed by a well-preserved tree-lined earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5-2m) with a limekiln built into the E face of the bank. No entrance feature visible. A possible ringfort reused as a tree-ring possibly in the nineteenth century when the limekiln was inserted. 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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