Earthwork in Moynetemple, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on a low hillock in undulating countryside with nearby mound site (TN036-029002) to the NE. A semicircular platform (diam. 19.5m N-S; H 1.7m) defined by a scarp. The earthworks appear to have been landscaped by the insertion of steps into the side of the platform to gain access to the top while the W face of the earthwork has been quarried away. 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 TN036-029001

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