Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockarley

Situated on a low hillock in upland area. Circular area (diam 33m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank reduced at N to a scarp (ext. H 1m) with enclosing fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 0.5m) and a barely discernible external bank best preserved at S. Causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2.4m) at E. Field fence intersects site at W destroying the outer defences of the site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011