What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killahagan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killahagan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the base of the south-facing slope of a low hillock in undulating countryside. A slightly raised circular area, thirty-three metres across from north to south, is enclosed by an earth and stone bank three metres wide, with an internal height of seventy centimetres and an external height of eighty to one hundred and thirty centimetres. A shallow external ditch two metres wide is visible at the north-east only, and a possible entrance gap four metres wide faces east.

Situated at the base of the S-facing slope of a low hillock in undulating countryside. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 33m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.8-1.3m) and shallow external fosse (Wth 2m) visible at NE only. Possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) 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

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