What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moanfin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moanfin, County Tipperary, Ireland. The site occupies a very gradual west-facing meadow slope and measures 41.2 metres north-south by 44.4 metres east-west. A ring of differential growth, 2.5 metres wide, marks the former fosse across the levelled ground.
Situated on a very gradual W-facing slope in meadow. The site has been levelled and now consists of a circular area (diam. 41.2m N-S; 44.4m E-W) defined by a ring of differential growth indicating the former fosse (Wth 2.5m). The site was extant in 1970 when it was described as a circular area enclosed by a bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.8m) and fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 1.2m) (OPW file, 1970).
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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