What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killahara is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killahara, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a low north-south ridge with good views to the south. A thirty-two-metre circular area is enclosed by an earth and stone bank and an outer ditch, best preserved at the northwest. Mortared wall-footings protrude from the bank at the northeast, and a nineteenth-century limekiln was inserted into the ditch at the northwest.

Situated on a low N-S ridge in undulating countryside with good views to the S. A circular area (diam. 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1-1.5m) and an outer fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 0.6m) best preserved at NW. No clear entrance feature visible. Evidence of mortared wall-footings protrudes from the top of the bank at NE. A limekiln was inserted into the fosse at NW in the nineteenth century. 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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