What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killoskehan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killoskehan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies high ground in an upland area. Stout (1984, 65) described a destroyed circular area 27 metres across, enclosed by a 3-metre-wide, 1-metre-high bank with no visible entrance. The site is not visible at ground level today.
Situated on high ground in an upland area. A destroyed ringfort described by Stout (1984, 65) as a circular area (diam. 27m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3m; H 1m) with no entrance feature visible. Not visible at ground level.
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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