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Situated on top of high ground overlooking the Little Brosna River to the N and marshland to the NW. A well-preserved large circular area (diam. 60m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) with evidence of stone revetment along the inner face and an external fosse (Wth 3m) and outer bank visible from SE-S-W only. There is a well-preserved entrance gap (Wth 3m) at SE. Wall-footings of a field boundary bisect the interior on a N-S axis.
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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