What is recorded here
Situated on a N-S ridge in undulating countryside with a nearby tower house (TN036-041001) to the S. A circular area (diam. 21.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5-1m; ext. H 2-2.5m) destroyed from SE to S with a wide external fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.65m) best visible at W. No entrance feature visible. Possible wall-footings protrude from the top of the bank.
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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