What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilmacuddy (Bourney parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilmacuddy (Bourney parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a natural hillock sloping gradually south, with a stream about 70 metres to the southwest and another ringfort about 80 metres to the east. The 31.3-metre circular area is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2.5 metres wide, 0.88 metres high inside and 1.2 to 1.62 metres high outside. A ditch and outer bank surround it, while a widened southern gap may preserve an original causewayed entrance.

Situated on a natural hillock sloping gradually to the S with a stream c. 70m to the SW and a ringfort (TN023-026) visible c. 80m to the E. A circular area (31.3m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.88m; ext. H 1.2-1.62m), a fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.3m) and an outer bank (Wth 6.5m; ext. H 0.4m). The outer bank has been formed by truncating the natural edge of the hillock. The interior is quite undulating with a fairly pronounced slope to the S. A gap at S (Wth 7.2m) appears to have been widened to allow tractor access. A slight suggestion of a ramp or causeway (Wth c. 4.5m) leads up to this gap which may be original. 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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