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 roughly circular area on a south-facing slope where the ground falls sharply to the east. Its earthen bank encloses an area measuring 29.7 metres north-south and 30.65 metres east-west, with a deep U-shaped outer ditch. A large hole has been quarried into the bank at the south, and there is a possible causewayed entrance at the southeast.

Situated in a wood on a S-facing slope with the ground falling away sharply to the E. A roughly circular area (diam. 29.7m N-S; 30.65m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (W 2.7m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.68m) and a deep, U-shaped fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.6m). The fosse appears to have been redug to aid drainage - there are a number of drainage ditches to the N and S of the site. A large hole has been quarried into the bank at S. Possible causewayed entrance (Wth 9.8m) at SE. 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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