What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilmore (Lisronagh parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilmore (Lisronagh parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. That is a levelled ringfort on a south-facing slope above undulating pastureland. It survives as a roughly circular area 45.4 metres north-south and about 48 metres east-west, enclosed by a broad very shallow bank with some stone protruding from the surface. A 2.6-metre gap in the south-south-east quadrant may be the original entrance, while the interior slopes southward.
On S facing slope, just off flat crest of hill in undulating pastureland. Ringfort levelled but visible as a roughly circular area (diam. 45.4m N-S; c. 48m E-W) enclosed by a broad, very shallow bank, with some stone protruding from the surface. No visible evidence of ext. fosse. Gap (Wth. 2.6m) in bank in SSE quad. which may be original entrance. Interior slopes to S.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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- What survives
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