What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockanacree is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockanacree, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope of high ground in an upland area. A circular space twenty-nine metres across from north to south is enclosed by a bank, now mainly a one and a half metre scarp, with a three metre external ditch. No entrance feature is visible.
Situated on a S-facing slope of high ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 29m N-S) enclosed by a bank which has been mainly reduced to a scarp (ext. H 1.5m) and an external fosse (Wth 3m). No entrance feature visible.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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