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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockshearoon is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockshearoon, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in a narrow mountainous valley with a river immediately to the east. Three earth and stone banks, each with a matching ditch, enclose a circular area 30.5 metres from north to south, and a causewayed entrance 5 metres wide opens at the northeast.

Situated on a slight rise of ground in a narrow valley in a mountainous region with a river immediately to the E. A trivallate ringfort consisting of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 30.5m N-S) enclosed by three earth and stone banks with corresponding fosses and causewayed entrance (Wth 5m) at NE. The inner bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7m) with corresponding fosse (Wth 2m; D 1m) are best preserved. The second bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.7m), and fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) are also well-preserved. The third bank (Wth 2.5m; ext. H 0.5m) is destroyed from S through W to NW. A stream intersects the outer bank and entrance feature at NE. 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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