What is recorded here

Enclosure in Brickendown is an enclosure in Brickendown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies an oval area measuring 44 metres from northeast to southwest and 28 metres from northwest to southeast. A 1.3-metre-wide, 0.9-metre-high scarp defines the boundary, while a shallow ditch runs from north-northwest to northeast. The interior slopes down gradually toward the east-southeast rather than forming a true bank.

In rough, level pasture, conjoined to enclosure (TS061-035003-) to W via shared fosse. Oval area (dims 44m NE-SW; 28m NW-SE) defined by scarp (Wth 1.3m; H 0.9m) which is modified by horse jumps WNW-NNE. Appearance of a bank ESE-SSW but on closer inspection the interior just slopes down gradually and uniformly around this arc. Fosse is shallow NNW-NE and is best preserved (overall Wth 6.7m; basal Wth 2.7m; D 0.22m) NE-WSW; is truncated by corner of graveyard (TS061-035004-) and is backfilled by adjacent causeway built to approach horse jump at NW. Outer bank (overall Wth 6.05m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.18m) SE-SSE. Interior is stepped with a marked break of slope across centre of interior (long axis NW-SE). Rectangular building footings (TS061-035005-) abuts scarp at W and a possible enclosure and annexe abut scarp at N. Enclosure (TS061-035006-) adjoins exterior to S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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