
What is recorded here
Situated on a slight rise of ground in undulating countryside with a small stream to the N. A small circular area (diam. N-S 21m) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.3m) which has been reduced to a scarp in places. The bank of the site from N through E to S is used as the W boundary of two small fields. No entrance feature visible.
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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