What is recorded here
Situated on a NNW-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A poorly preserved earthwork consisting of a semicircular area (diam. 6m approx.) which has been quarried from NE to E. A field fence intersects the site at N on a NW-SE axis. A possible external fosse is visible at SW only.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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