What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killinane is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killinane, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the summit of a natural rise beside an east road, with houses to the north and south and pasture to the west. The overgrown interior contains spoil heaps and quarry holes, while an irregular area measuring 36.4 metres north to south remains defined by a scarp with a modern gap in the north bank.

Situated on the summit of a natural rise with a road adjacent to the E portion. There is a house to the N and S of the site and pasture to the W. The site is very overgrown and the surface is uneven with spoil heaps and quarry-holes in the interior. The present remains consist of an irregular-shaped area (diam. 36.4m N-S) defined by a scarp with a modern gap in the bank at N. Depicted as a roughly circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1843) OS 6-inch map and as a roughly rectangular enclosure on the 1952-3 ed. with straight sides to the N, S and W while the E side is truncated by a N-S roadway. 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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