What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moanfin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moanfin, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-west-facing hill slope in pasture, enclosing a circular area about 34 metres across. A 4.3-metre-wide earthen bank stands 0.38 metres high internally and 2.86 metres high externally, while an external ditch measures 5.4 metres wide and 1.25 metres deep.

Situated on the SW-facing slope of a hill in pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 34m) surrounded by an earthen bank (Wth 4.3m; int. H 0.38; ext. H 2.86) and an external fosse (Wth 5.4m; H 1.25m). The interior is heavily overgrown with scrub. 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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