What is recorded here
Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with nearby ringfort possible (TN026-008) to the NE. The present remains consist of a poorly preserved circular area (diam. 16.7m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank utilised as a field fence at SE. The interior of the site and bank are obscured by modern dumping.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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