Knockauns Fort, castle in County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on a natural hillock in a mountainous region overlooking a ravine and a stream to the W. A raised roughly triangular-shaped area (diam. E-W 44m; N-S 31m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5-2.2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 2m) with a perfectlystraight side at N (L 30m). No outer fosse or entrance feature visible. 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 TN028-007

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