What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathreagh stands on high flat ground above a river valley in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Its thirty-metre circular yard, narrow earthen bank and shallow outer ditch still mark a small defended or ceremonial place overlooking the western valley. People may have lived, gathered or performed rituals there before the field around it became farmed, while the rough vegetation and preserved western bank keep the shape visible today.

On the edge of high flat ground above a river valley in rolling grassland. There are good views from this monument, especially over the valley to the W. A circular area (int. diam. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.2m) and external fosse (Wth c. 4m; D c. 0.2-0.3m) which is best preserved at W and elsewhere is evident as a wide band of rough vegetation. There is an original entrance (Wth c. 2.5m) at SW. On Digitalglobe imagery (viewed 27 September 2017) the monument has a roughly square (dims. c. 40-44m) buffer area around it and the surrounding field is under tillage. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 27 September 2017

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.