What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lackenavorna is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lackenavorna, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a roughly circular area 32.8 metres north-south and 34.4 metres east-west off the brow of a south-facing slope. A 3-metre-wide inner bank, a 3.4-metre-wide ditch and a 3.1-metre-wide outer bank define the enclosure. A field boundary runs east-west near its northern edge, and the interior slopes gently south.

Situated off the brow of a S-facing slope in pasture. A roughly circular area (diam. 32.8m N-S; 34.4m E-W) defined by a bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.13m; ext. H 1.2m), a fosse (Wth 3.4m; D 0.15m) and an outer bank (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.78m). A field boundary runs close to the N edge of the site on an E-W axis. The interior slopes slightly to the S. 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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