What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockmeale (Dolla parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockmeale (Dolla parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 39 metres north-south and 37 metres east-west on the north-facing slope of a hill in pasture. Barely visible bank remains and a partly backfilled outer ditch about 2.5 metres wide survive upslope to the south. The landowner reported that the site had been levelled about twenty years before the archaeological account.

Situated on the N-facing slope of a hill in pasture. A circular area (diam. 39m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by the barely visible remains of a bank with an external fosse (Wth c. 2.5m) upslope to the S, partially backfilled. The site was levelled c. 20 years ago according to the landowner. 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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