
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.
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
A local castle; wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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