What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockagh (Drom parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockagh (Drom parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 43 metres across from north to south on the northeast-facing slope of a natural hillock. An earth and stone bank, three metres wide with an outside height of one metre and an inside height of 0.3 metres, encloses the area. A modern field fence cuts the bank at the south and west, while a possible destroyed entrance gap eight metres wide remains at the east.

Situated on the NE-facing slope of a natural hillock in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 43m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m) which is intersected by a modern field fence at S on an E-W axis and at W on a N-S axis. A possible destroyed entrance gap (Wth 8m) is located 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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