Enclosure in Redwood (dorrha Par.)

Situated at the S end of a low N-S ridge in undulating countryside. A circular area (diam. 41m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) which is destroyed at S, with no evidence of an entrance feature. Locally known as the 'Lios'. The interior slopes from E to W with no evidence of an external fosse. 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