What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilnaneave is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilnaneave, County Tipperary, Ireland. The roughly circular enclosure sat on the steep north-facing slope of a hill in pasture. A field boundary abutted the northeast quadrant on the 1843 map, while another crossed the north bank on the 1904 map. The site has been levelled with no visible trace at ground level, and the north field boundary was also cleared.

Situated on the steep N-facing slope of a hill, in pasture. Depicted as a roughly circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1843) OS 6-inch map, with an E-W field boundary abutting the NE quadrant. On the 1904 ed. a field boundary extends roughly E-W across the N bank of the site. The site has been levelled with no visible trace at ground level. The N field boundary was also cleared. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.