Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilnaneave

Located in pastureland on level ground at the base of a W-facing slope with a river to the W. A circular area (diam. 46m N-S) defined by a bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.53m; ext. H 0.11m) and outer fosse (Wth 4.1m; D 0.46m). The bank is particularly clear in the NE quadrant. The W half of the site is hidden by mounds of debris from field boundary clearance. An E-W field boundary which augmentrd the S sector has been levelled in the last year or two. 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