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Enclosure in Killeenasteena

Enclosure

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Enclosure in Killeenasteena is an enclosure in Killeenasteena, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a steep north-northwest-facing pasture slope where a slight visible surface trace marks an oval area measuring roughly 26 metres north-east to south-west and 22 metres north-west to south-east. A levelled earthen bank, about 1.2 metres wide and 0.2 metres high, curves from north-west through east to south-south-west, while possible ditch traces appear to the north and north-east. A low rise to the north-west and east may represent modified remains of an inner bank.
In pasture, on steep NNW-facing slope. Slight visible surface trace of levelled monument. Remains of oval area (dims. c. 26m NE-SW; c. 22m NW-SE) defined by levelled earthen bank (Wth c. 1.2m; H c. 0.2m) NW-E-SSW. Traces of possible intervening fosse (Wth c. 2m; D c. 0.2m) N-NE. Low rise (Wth c. 1.5m; H c. 0.25m) NW-E may represent the modified remains of an inner bank. Ringforts TS068-057---- and TS068-058001-, c. 500m to SW and SSE respectively. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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