What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathmanna (Twomileborris parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathmanna (Twomileborris parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits just below the summit of a low hillock on a south-facing slope, with another enclosure nearby to the north. A circular area 22 metres east to west is enclosed by a 2.5-metre-wide earth and stone bank and an outer ditch 4.1 metres wide and 1.2 metres deep. No clear entrance feature was visible in the source account.

Situated just below the summit of a low hillock on a S-facing slope in undulating countryside with a nearby enclosure (TN042-033) to the N. A circular area (diam. 22m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5-2m) and outer fosse (Wth 4.1m; D 1.2m). No clear entrance feature visible. 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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