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Situated on the steep SE-facing slope of a hill in pasture. A bivallate ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 32.8m N-S; 28.5m E-W) defined by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.1m; int. H 1.64m; ext. H 1.09m), a wide, U-shaped fosse (Wth 4.3m; D 1.34m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.36m; ext. H 0.87m). The interior slopes quite steeply to SE. Entrance gap (Wth 3.9m) in SE quadrant.
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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