What is recorded here
Situated on the E-facing slope of a low N-S ridge in undulating countryside with nearby ringforts (TN048-008, TN048-010) to the N and E respectively. A heavily overgrown circular area (diam. 60m N-S approx.) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5-2m) and an outer fosse (Wth 3.3m; D 0.7-1.3m) with a modern gap (Wth 1.65m) in the bank at SW. Possible destroyed entrance gap at E.
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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