Moated site in Tiermoyle, County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on a N-facing slope in pasture, with a stream running through fosse at E from S to N. A rectangular-shaped area (c. 35m E-W; 47m N-S) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.77m; ext. H 2.4m), a wide, flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 6m; D 3m) and an outer bank (Wth 5m; ext. H 1.75m). The outer bank is most impressive at W and N. The interior slopes gently to the N. A leat cuts through the outer bank in the SW corner giving water access to fosse. The SE corner has been disturbed, the fosse being infilled at this point. 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 TN027-051

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