Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockagh (drom Par.)

Situated just below the summit of a low hill on a S-facing slope in undulating countryside with a nearby possible ringfort (TN035-004) to the NE. A raised circular area (diam. 37m NW-SE) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank mainly reduced to a scarp (H 0.5-1.5m) with a possible destroyed entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) 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