What is recorded here
Situated on the SW-facing slope of a low natural hillock with extensive views. An oval-shaped area (diam. 35m NE-SW; 27m NW-SE) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (Wth 0.65m; int. H 0.3m) and a shallow external fosse visible from W to N. No entrance feature visible. Field clearance debris is dumped along the perimeter of the bank especially at S where a field fence intersects the site.
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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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