What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilnaneave is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilnaneave, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular enclosure sits on the southeast-facing slope of a hill in undulating pastureland. The 1843 map depicts the whole circle, while the 1904 map omits the eastern portion, and the site is not visible at ground level today.
Situated on the SE-facing slope of a hill in undulating pastureland. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1843) OS 6-inch map. On the 1904 ed. the E portion is not depicted. Site 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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