Enclosure in Gorteen (bourney Par.)

Situated on a hillock in undulating terrain, under pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st (1840) and 1904 ed. OS 6-inch maps. The site is also visible on an aerial photograph taken in 1973 (GSIAP, S 84/3). Between 1973 and 1984 the site was levelled (Stout 1984, 58). Not visible at ground level. 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