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Battery

Castle, ringwork

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Situated on a hillock in between two steep-sided ravines in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN028-021) to the S. A raised oval-shaped area (diam. 25m E-W; 18m N-S; H 3m) enclosed by a roughly coursed mortared wall (T 1.5m; H 1m) from E through S to W with a scarp elsewhere, a wide waterlogged outer fosse (Wth…

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Situated on a hillock in between two steep-sided ravines in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN028-021) to the S. A raised oval-shaped area (diam. 25m E-W; 18m N-S; H 3m) enclosed by a roughly coursed mortared wall (T 1.5m; H 1m) from E through S to W with a scarp elsewhere, a wide waterlogged outer fosse (Wth 3-4m) and an external bank (Wth 2m; H 1.5m) visible on E and W sides only. The ravines form natural defences at N and S. Drystone wall-facing is visible on the inner face of the outer bank at W only. This is a highly defensive site which may be an early medieval earthwork with a superimposed seventeenth-century artillery fortification. Designated as 'Battery' on all editions of the OS 6-inch map. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN022-058

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  • Paddy Ryan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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