Enclosure in Crotta, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on a low rise of ground in undulating countryside. Described as a site of no archaeological significance which consisted of a circular area defined by a low stone wall of recent appearance (OPW file, 1963). Not visible at ground level. 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 TN010-025

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