What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilcoolyabbey is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat ground in the Kilcooly Abbey demesne, 380 metres south of another ringfort. A raised circular platform 28 metres across sits inside a poorly preserved bank, a ditch and an outer bank. Tree uprooting and a large quarry in the north quadrant have damaged parts of the structure.

On flat ground in Kilcooly Abbey demesne with a nearby ringfort (TS043-029----) 380m to N. A heavily planted ringfort where uprooting of trees has caused a lot of damage to the monument. The ringfort consists of a raised circular platform (diam. NE-SW 28m) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.2m), mainly reduced to a scarp (H 1.5-2m), fosse (base Wth 2m; top Wth 4-5m; ext. D 0.55m) and outer bank (top Wth 3.4m; base Wth 7m; ext. H 0.9m). A gap (Wth 4m) in the bank and a platform at WSW which may be an original entrance feature which may have been widened. A large quarry (dims. 12m x 6m; D 1.5m) located in the N quadrant of the interior has destroyed the bank and outer fosse in that quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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