What is recorded here
Situated on a S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN031-044) to NNW. A circular area (diam. 21m NE-SW) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3-3.5m; max. int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1m) with traces of a shallow external fosse visible at N only. A modern road intersects the bank at N on an E-W axis. No entrance feature visible.
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
Places near here
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RoadRoad, road/trackway · 530 yd
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1506 yd
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Boolatin TopMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Tower (in Ruins)Bawn · 2.9 mi
Silvermines ViewpointViewpoint · 5.0 mi
The MinerMemorial · 5.0 mi