Moated site in Grenanstown, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated in a low-lying marshy valley in pasture with a stream immediately W of site with a possible rectangular enclosure (TN027-014002) immediately to the E. Rectangular area (dims. 54.7m N-S; 50.5m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.33m) and wide, shallow, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 5m; D 0.74m) with outer bank (Wth 3.7m; ext. H 1.3m) best preserved along S side. Leat at SE angle. Interior heavily overgrown; traces of building on a platform in the interior were previously noted (Barry 1977, 204). Site truncated by field bank from middle of S side to NW corner. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN027-014001

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