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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilkeary

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

Situated on the crest of a N-S ridge, with the ground sloping to the E and S, in tillage. Kilkeary church and graveyard (21:74) are situated a few hundred metres to the NNE. A raised, circular area (diam. 34m N-S; H 2.34m) surrounded by a wide, U-shaped fosse (Wth 5.7m; D 2.13), a substantial bank (Wth 5.5m; ext. H 1.4m) and an outer fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.87m). The bank at N has been destroyed and silage bales have been dumped in this levelled area. The outer fosse does not survive at S and has been infilled or is overgrown for most of its circuit. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN027-006

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Scariff.ie community website; individual photographer not named, www.scariff.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
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