What is recorded here

Enclosure in Drumlummin is an enclosure in Drumlummin, County Tipperary, Ireland. The roughly circular site measures 35 to 45 metres across and sits on a southwest-facing slope above the River Tar. A low curving earthen bank defines the edge, though it is not visible in the western quadrant. The enclosure lies 55 metres west of a castle and 40 metres southwest of a mid-17th-century house.

On a SW-facing slope in terrain sloping towards the River Tar, in reclaimed field of lush meadow. Monument, not visible at time of inspection, was noted on field survey prior to construction of Cork-Dublin gas pipeline in 1981 (Cleary 1987, 116). Roughly circular enclosure (diam. 35-45m) defined by a low, curving earthen bank (H 0.2-0.4m), not visible in W quadrant (ibid.). A magnetometer survey showed an external fosse (ibid.). Enclosure located c. 55m W of a castle (TS087-006001-) and c. 40m SW of a mid-17th-century house (TS087-006002-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 19 November 2013

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