What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockanevin, Knocknaharney is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockanevin, Knocknaharney, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a southeast-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area 36 metres across from north to south is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 3 metres wide, 0.7 metres high internally and 1.5 metres high externally. A poorly preserved outer ditch is destroyed at the south by a roadway and at the west by a laneway.

Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 36m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.5m) and a poorly preserved outer fosse destroyed at S by a roadway and at W by a laneway. A nineteenth-century limekiln is inserted into the exterior of the SE face of the bank. 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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