
What is recorded here
Situated on a N-facing slope of high ground in an upland area overlooking a tower house (TN022-035001) to the N. The barely discernible outline of a large enclosure (diam. 70m approx.) which follows the natural contour of the ridge on which it is located. Not depicted as an antiquity on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. Of doubtful antiquity.
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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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