What is recorded here

Located in pasture off the crest of a SW-facing slope. Indicated as a rectangular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map but not marked on the subsequent 1903 ed. There is no visible trace of this site above ground. It has been levelled, as has the field boundary to the NW which formed part of the NW side of the site. The site was inspected in the 1970s and described as 'a very eroded site with no visible moat and with the centre raised 2 to 3m above the level of the countryside. From a field examination it was impossible to tell whether it was a degraded motte or a platform rath' (Barry 1977, 83). 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.