Why this matters
Built by a Norman lord in the 12th century, likely as a strategic defensive outpost or hunting lodge. The site is important as a rare example of a ringwork castle in the region, illustrating early medieval military architecture and land control.
What is recorded here
Situated on a low natural rise of ground in undulating countryside. A raised subcircular platform (diam. 31m N-S; H 2m) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank visible at SE only, elsewhere reduced to a scarp with a wide flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 5.6m). 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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