What is recorded here
Situated just below the brow of a hill on a SE-facing slope in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 31m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.7m) and outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.7m) with an entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at E. There is a modern quarry (dims. 16m x 8m x 2m D) in the SE quadrant.
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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