Earthwork in Sopwell, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated in tillage on the highest area in the field. Depicted as a semi-circular shaped platform-type earthwork on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map that was intersected on its W side by a roadway running N-S. Not depicted on any subsequent edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Not visible at ground level. 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 TN011-005

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