What is recorded here

Caherbewly is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Knigh, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the edge of the north-west to south-east ridge of Knigh Hill beside a steep drop to the north-east. A roughly circular area measuring 45 metres from north to south is enclosed by a largely collapsed stone wall that is 5.4 metres wide and 1.4 metres high externally. No entrance feature is visible, although Grace has suggested it was in the south-west quadrant.

Situated on the edge of the NW-SE ridge of Knigh Hill with a steep drop to NE. A roughly circular area (diam. 45m N-S) enclosed by a stone wall (Wth 5.4m; ext. H 1.4m) which has largely collapsed. There is no entrance feature visible, though Grace (1979, 10) has suggested it was in the SW quadrant. An L-shaped stone foundation in the interior was noted in an inspection of the site in 1985 (FitzPatrick 1985). The interior and parts of the enclosing wall are very overgrown with trees and scrub. A ruinous limekiln is located c. 4m SE of the site; stone from the cashel was possibly utilised in its construction. 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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