Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knocknamena Commons

Situated on the E-facing slope of a hill in pasture. An oval bivallate enclosure (diam. 40.7m N-S; 34.5m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.75m), a U-shaped fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 0.74m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.9m; ext. H 0.6m). A causewayed entrance at E (Wth 4.3m) may have been widened for tractor access. The outer bank is incorporated into a field boundary at W, N and NE. 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