What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knocknaharney is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knocknaharney, County Tipperary, Ireland. The irregular enclosure measures 20 metres northwest-southeast on a southeast-facing upland slope. A poorly preserved earth and stone bank, mostly reduced to a scarp, is accompanied by an outer ditch 3 metres wide and 1 metre deep. There is a possible 3-metre entrance gap at the southeast, while another ringfort lies nearby to the northwest.

Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN034-061) to the NW. An irregular-shaped area (diam. 20m NW-SE) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5-1m) mainly reduced to a scarp and an outer fosse (Wth 3m; D 1m) with a possible entrance gap (Wth 3m) at SE. 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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