What is recorded here

Enclosure in Drumclieve is an enclosure in Drumclieve, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a large sub-oval area measuring 73 metres north-northwest to south-southeast and 60 metres east-northeast to west-southwest on a south-facing slope. A gravel bank runs from northeast to east-southeast, reducing to a scarp between east-southeast and northeast, while an external ditch extends from southwest to southeast. The interior surface is uneven and slopes gently southward toward views of the Galtee Mountains.

In improved pasture, on a S-facing slope with excellent views of the Galtee Mountains. A large sub-oval area (dims. 73m NNW-SSE; 60m ENE-WSW) with rounded corners, defined by a bank (Wth 6.35m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.3m) NE-ESE which is reduced to scarp (Wth 5.75m; H 0.8m) ESE-NE and an external fosse (Wth 7.4-8.5m; D 0.15-0.2m) from SW-SE. The denuded bank is composed of gravel. The interior is uneven on the surface and slopes down gently to the S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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