What is recorded here

Castle, ringwork in Lyonstown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It is a raised roughly circular enclosure, about 38.5m N-S and 34m E-W, with a stony inner bank, outer fosse and outer bank, and two gaps in the inner bank. The southern gap is wider, about 5.5m, while the north-western gap is about 2m. It sits on a natural hillock in pasture sloping south, with Lyonstown Castle about 100m to the north.

Utilising a natural hillock in undulating pasture sloping generally to S. Lyonstown Castle (TS069-006----) was located c. 100m to N. Raised roughly circular enclosure (diam. 38.5m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by a bank with high stone content (Wth 5.3m; int. H 0.86m; ext. H 3.05m), ext. fosse (Wth 2.8m; 2.07m) and outer bank (Wth 2.8m; ext. H 0.7m) visible from E-S-W. Gap (Wth c. 5.5m) in inner bank in S quadrant, outer bank is disturbed in this sector. Gap (Wth 2m) in inner bank in NW quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Built in the 13th or 14th century, this ringwork was likely constructed by a local Norman or Anglo-Norman lord for regional defense or control. It is remembered as a rare example of a ringwork in the area, illustrating early medieval military adaptations to local terrain.

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