What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killoskehan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killoskehan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies high ground in a mountainous region, with another ringfort recorded to the northeast. A circular area 25 metres from north to south is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2 metres wide, rising 0.5 metres inside and 0.7 metres outside, with no visible outer ditch or entrance feature.
Situated on high ground in a mountainous region with a nearby ringfort (TN028-072) to the NE. A circular area (diam. 25m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7m) with no evidence of an outer fosse or entrance feature.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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