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Cliff-edge fort in Newross

Cliff-edge fort

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Situated on flat pasture in an upland area with a ravine and river immediately to the NE and a nearby ringfort (TN031-058) to the S. A semicircular area (diam. 17m NW-SE; 22m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5-3.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 3m) and wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4m; D 2.5m) with a causewayed entrance (Wth 4.5m) at S. A steep-sided ravine forms the defensive element of the site from N to NE, elsewhere the site is protected by the bank. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).
Situated on flat pasture in an upland area with a ravine and river immediately to the NE and a nearby ringfort (TN031-058) to the S. A semicircular area (diam. 17m NW-SE; 22m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5-3.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 3m) and wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4m; D 2.5m) with a causewayed entrance (Wth 4.5m) at S. A steep-sided ravine forms the defensive element of the site from N to…

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN031-057

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