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Situated on a low hill at the W edge of boggy, marshy, low-lying land. Indicated as an oval enclosure with trees growing around the edge on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map but not indicated on the 1953 revision. Not visible at ground level - the field boundaries have been altered making the exact location of the site difficult to ascertain. 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 TN040-014

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