Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
Situated on a low rise of ground in undulating countryside. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 25m N-S 25m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) and an outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; ext. D 0.3m) with no entrance feature visible. Site heavily overgrown at time of visit.
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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