What is recorded here
Situated in flat bog. During fieldwalking of this bog a number of toghers were identified in an area 165m N-S x 202m E-W. These were in the process of being destroyed by peat milling (pers. comm. Irish Archaeological Wetland Unit (UCD)).
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
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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