Enclosure in Brownstown, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on a low rise of ground in poorly drained undulating countryside. A raised circular area (diam. 16m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.15m). No entrance feature visible. 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 TN035-074

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