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. The circular site measures 25 metres from north to south, encloses a raised area, and is bounded by an earth and stone bank 2 metres wide. Shallow traces of an outer ditch and a possible entrance gap at the south complete the visible structure.

Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 25m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.1-0.4m; ext. H 0.5-2m) with shallow traces of an outer fosse and a possible entrance gap at S. 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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