Enclosure in Cappadine, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on a W-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN025-068001) to the N. The remains of a much degraded ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 37m N-S; 28.5m E-W) enclosed by a low bank (Wth 3.5m; ext. H 0.5-0.8m) best preserved at S. A modern road intersects the site at E on a N-S axis. 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 TN025-069

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