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 low rise in flat pasture and consists of a slightly raised circular area measuring 22 metres east to west. An earth and stone bank, 2 metres wide, 0.5 metres high inside and 0.6 metres high outside, encloses the area. A possible entrance gap 3.5 metres wide opens at the south, while no ditch or other features are visible.
Situated on a low rise of ground in flat pasture. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 22m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.6m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at S. No fosse or other features 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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