Knockshane Rath, fairy fort in County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on a W-facing slope of rising ground overlooking a river valley. A raised circular area (diam. 30.5m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) and an external fosse (Wth 2.5m) with a possible entrance gap at W. 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).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN020-020

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