What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballyknockane (Templetouhy parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyknockane (Templetouhy parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat pasture within undulating countryside. The remains form a slightly raised circular area 44m north-south, defined by a 0.5m high scarp and an outer ditch 2.3m wide and 0.7m deep. These features are best preserved from south to west, are destroyed elsewhere, and show no visible entrance.

Situated on flat pasture in undulating countryside. The present remains consist of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 44m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m) and outer fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.7m) best preserved from S to W, elsewhere destroyed. No entrance feature visible (Stout 1984, 35-6). 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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