What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloncannon is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloncannon, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 25 metres wide from east to west on a north-west slope of rising ground. An earth and stone bank 2.5 metres wide and 0.5 metres high encloses the centre, while an outer ditch 5 metres wide and 0.7 metres deep surrounds that bank. A possible causewayed entrance 4 metres wide opens at the north-west, and another ringfort stands to the east.
Situated on a NW slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN022-042) to the E. A circular area (diam. 25m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; H 0.5m) and outer fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.7m) with possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at NW.
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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