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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockadigeen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockadigeen, County Tipperary, Ireland. Although levelled, the roughly oval site remains discernible on a break in the lower north-facing slope of Knockadiggeen Hill. It measures 26.3 metres north-south and 33 metres east-west, with a low broad bank and a possible entrance in the northeast quadrant.

Situated on a break in the lower N-facing slope of Knockadiggeen Hill. Indicated on the 1st ed. (1843) OS 6-inch map but not on the 1904 ed. Although levelled the site is discernible as a roughly oval area (diam. 26.3m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by a low, broad bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.26m; ext. H 0.34m), while the N edge is defined by a scarp (H 1.16m). Possible entrance (Wth 6.6m) in the NE quadrant. 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

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockadigeen is a likely early-medieval agricultural or defensive enclosure, characterised by a roughly oval, levelled earthwork with a diameter of 26.3m. It appears on the 1843 Ordnance Survey map but not on later editions, suggesting partial erasure or abandonment; local tradition may associate it with fairy lore common to such sites in Irish and Scottish folklore.

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