What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killoskehan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killoskehan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is the only surviving ringfort in a three-site group and occupies a steep east-facing slope above two neighbouring earthworks to the south. A circular area 22 metres across is enclosed by two earth and stone banks separated by a 2-metre-wide ditch. The outer bank is broken at the east by a field fence, and no entrance is visible.

Situated on a steep E-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with nearby enclosure (TN028-049002) and earthwork (TN028-049003) to the S. The only surviving ringfort of a group of three consisting of a circular area (diam. 22m) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 2m). No entrance feature visible. The inner bank (Wth 2m; H 0.8m) is the best preserved while the outer bank (Wth 3m; H 0.85m) is destroyed at E by an intersecting field fence. 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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