What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moankeenane is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moankeenane, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a gentle south-facing slope in an upland area. A raised circular area 35 metres across from northeast to southwest is enclosed by an earth-and-stone bank 1.5 metres wide, standing 0.3 metres high internally and 1 to 2 metres high externally. The bank is mainly reduced to a scarp. An outer ditch 3 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep and an outer bank 1.2 metres wide survive only at the east. No entrance is visible.

Situated on a gentle S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 35m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1-2m) which has been mainly reduced to a scarp with an outer fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.4m) and external bank (Wth 1.2m; ext. H 0.5m) visible at E only. No entrance feature visible. 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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