Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Kilcoran, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcoran
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.33290, -8.00487
- SMR number
- TS081-074----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In improved pasture on a WSW-facing slope. An oblong mound (dims. 54m WNW-ESE; 24m NNE-SSW) of natural rock outcrop, defined by substantial scarp (Wth 9.5m; H 2.35m) S-W-NNW and reduced to lower scarp (Wth 4m; H 0.5m) NNW-E-S. The monument is best preserved to WNW-half and poorly preserved and partially quarried at ESE-end. Rock protruds from the mound and the surface is uneven where cattle have worn paths in between the natural seams. There is an exposed rock face at NW. There are mature thorn trees across the top of the mound and around the edges. According to local information this is known as a 'fairy fort'. Though largely natural the mound may have been modified or utilised as a habitation site.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.