Mound in Corville, County Tipperary

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.

What is recorded here

Situated on a fairly circular, flat-topped hillock in undulating, hillocky terrain. Indicated as a tree plantation on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map and as a mound on the 1901-5 ed. The site is located on Corville estate with a folly ' Black Castle' c. 100m to the NNE. It is a likely location for a tree-ring/small tree plantation. No visible trace at ground level. 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 TN017-017

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