What is recorded here
Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2.5m) and a narrow, deep, external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 1.4m). No entrance feature visible. The enclosing bank is covered in field-clearnce debris which may obscure any original entrance feature.
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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