Lisnaraha, castle in County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on top of a hill. A raised area (39.6m N-S; 43m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 4.43m); a deep, steep-sided, U-shaped fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 2.27m) and a substantial outer bank (Wth 3.8m; ext. H 1.54m). Possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) in the SE quadrant. 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 TN027-072

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