Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloncannon

Situated on a W-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby motte (TN022-036) to the SW. A circular area (diam. E-W 33m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.5m) preserved at E only, elsewhere reduced to a scarp. An outer fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.6m) is visible only in places and there is a possible entrance gap (Wth 2m) at E. 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