What is recorded here
Situated on NW-facing slope just off the top of a low hill with extensive views and a nearby ringfort (TN008-043) to the SE. A large circular area (diam. 44m NE-SW) enclosed by an impressive, wide, flat-topped drystone wall (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 1m) constructed from loosely piled rubble with no entrance feature visible.
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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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