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In recreational parkland of gravel ridges known as Tipperary Hills. On top of a substantial gravel hill. Motte is an oval area (dims. 42m WSW-ENE; c. 28m NNW-SSE) defined by steep-sided scarp (Wth 9m; H 6.5m) marginally lower (H 5.5m) yet steeper (Wth 6m) to WSW. Tarmac trackway on roughly level ledge around monument.…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS067-002
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishamericanmom.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Graham Horn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.ireland.com
- A bit iffy, Wikimedia Commons
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