
What is recorded here
Situated on a SW slope of rising ground in an upland area with ringforts to the N (TN026-015) and SE (TN026-019, TN026-026, TN026-027). A raised circular area (diam. 45m) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 3.2-5m; D 2m). The inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.7m; ext. H 3m) is the best preserved while the external bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1-2.5m; ext. H 1-2m) is now utilised as a field boundary. Entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at SSE. The interior is covered in dense vegetation making detailed examination impossible.
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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