What is recorded here
Situated on a low hillock on flat poorly drained land. A raised square-shaped area (dims. 32m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 1.5-2m) and waterlogged fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.35m) visible at SW only -esewhere it has been filled in. Possible entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at SE.
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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