What is recorded here

The enclosure in Goldenhills is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies an oval area 28 metres east-west and 16 metres north-south on the highest part of a field. A bank 3.7 metres wide defines much of the boundary, while a shallow ditch 3.2 metres wide remains traceable along the southeast and northeast. The interior slopes gently eastward, and a whitethorn hedge now grows on the northern scarp.

In improved pasture on highest elevation of field, at terminus of broad ridge (long axis NW-SE). Oval area (dims. 28m E-W; 16m N-S) defined by levelled bank (overall Wth 3.7m; Wth at top 1.5m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.2m) WNW-NNW and reduced to scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.4m) NNW-WSW; levelled out WSW-WNW. Fosse (overall Wth 3.2m; basal Wth 1m; D 0.05m) traceable SE-NE. Interior has a gentle E-facing slope. Whitethorn hedge planted on scarp NNE-SW in recent years. Known locally as 'Whitesfort.' An enclosure (TS060-070002-) is c. 160m to NNW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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