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Situated on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in a mountainous region with nearby ringforts (TN028-075, TN028-077) to the W and E respectively. A bivallate ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 30m approx.) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 1m) and causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at SE. The inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.5m) is the best preserved while the outer bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.7m) is now used as a field boundary.
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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