What is recorded here
Situated on the SW face of a low hillock in a mountainous region with extensive views. A raised circular area (diam. 21.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.8m) and external fosse (Wth 3m: D 0.3-0.7m) best preserved at N where there are traces of a possible outer bank (Wth 2m). Causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2m) at E.
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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