What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Park (Killea parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Park (Killea parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a southwest-facing hillslope above a narrow river gorge. The circular enclosure measures 28 metres north-south and 30 metres east-west, bounded by a 1.5-metre-wide earth and stone bank and a shallow U-shaped external ditch 1.6 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep that was not visible at the south. A possible 1.3-metre original entrance gap lies at the south, while the ditch appeared to have been partly recut in the north sector.

Situated midway down a SW-facing hillslope with a narrow river gorge at its base. A ringfort is visible on the opposite hill to the SW (TN029-002) and there is a nearby ringfort to the NE (TN023-049). A circular enclosure (diam. 28m N-S; 30m E-W) delimited by a low earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.71m; ext. H 0.86m) with rounded profile and a shallow, U-shaped external fosse (Wth 1.6m; D 0.3m) not visible at S. In the N sector the fosse appears to have been partially recut as it is more pronounced than elsewhere with a sharp profile (Wth 2m; D 0.68). A gap (Wth 1.3m) at S may represent an original entrance feature. The interior slopes gradually to the SW. An old disused trackway runs close to the NE sector of the site. 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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