What is recorded here
Situated on high ground with extensive views. A large circular area (diam. 50m N-S) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with a wide flat-bottomed intervening fosse (Wth 5.6m; ext. 1m) and entrance gap (Wth 3m) at S. The inner bank (Wth 1.5m; ext. H 2m) is best preserved while the outer bank (Wth 1m; ext. H 1.7m) is partially destroyed at NW.
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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