What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilparteen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilparteen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies high ground overlooking a river to the west. The circular area is about 28 metres across, enclosed by a 2-metre-wide earthen bank and a 2.8-metre-wide external ditch. An old stone-lined laneway from a farmhouse cuts through the ditch at the east.

Situated on high ground overlooking a river to the W. A circular area (diam. 28m approx.) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.7m) and wide flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.5m) with entrance gap (Wth 2m) at ENE. An old stone-lined laneway from a farmhouse intersects the fosse at E. 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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