What is recorded here
Situated on a slight SE-facing slope of a low N-S ridge overlooking the nearby Black River to the SE. A circular area (diam. 45m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5-3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7-1.2m) and outer fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.5m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at SE. A modern gap occurs in the bank at NE.
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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