What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knocknaharney is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knocknaharney, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 21 metres from north to south on a northeast-facing slope below a hill brow. A well-preserved earth and stone bank, 3 metres wide and 1.7 to 2.5 metres high, encloses the site with no visible entrance.

Situated just below the brow of a hill on a NE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. Originally a circular area (diam. 21m N-S) enclosed by a well-preserved earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.7m; ext. H 2-2.5m) and outer fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.4-1m) with no entrance feature visible. The bank is destroyed at S by an intersecting field fence on an E-W axis. 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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