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 south-facing slope in an upland area near a possible ringfort to the southeast. Two earth and stone banks enclose a circular space thirty-one metres across, with a three-metre-wide, two-metre-deep ditch between them and a causewayed entrance at the northwest. The inner bank is mainly reduced to a scarp, while the outer bank remains best preserved at the west.

Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby possible ringfort (TN034-062) to the SE. A raised circular area (diam. 31m N-S) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 3m; D 2m) and causewayed entrance (Wth 2.5m) at NW. The inner bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5m) is mainly reduced to a scarp while the outer bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 1m) is best preserved at W. 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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