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Moated site in Cappa

Moated site
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Situated in low-lying terrain, sloping gently to the N in pastureland. A tower house (TN021-024001) is located c. 160m to the E. A roughly square, denuded enclosure (41m N-S; 43.2m E-W) defined by a bank reduced to a scarp (int. H 0.16m; ext. H 0.66m) and a flat-bottomed, waterlogged fosse (Wth 4.2m; D 0.26m). Shallow gap (Wth 2.6m) through bank in SE angle. 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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