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Situated on a low NE-SW ridge in an upland area. A raised circular area (diam. 25.4m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2m) with traces of a shallow external fosse (Wth 1.5m; D 0.2m). Possible destroyed entrance gap (Wth 1.8m) at E. According to the OS Letters the ringfort was used as a burial place for unbaptised infants (TN026-036002) (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 121).
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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