What is recorded here
Situated on a NE-facing slope in undulating terrain. A raised, roughly oval-shaped area (diam. c. 53.5m N-S), heavily overgrown with scrub, defined by a bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.06m) and a possible shallow outer fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.23m). The interior slopes to N. No visible trace of an entrance feature.
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
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- No visible remains or recorded as destroyed
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