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Situated on a gentle NE-facing slope in undulating pastureland with a nearby ringfort (TN047-053) to the N. No diameters were obtainable due to the overgrown nature of the site. Depicted as an oval enclosure on the latest ed. (1952-3) OS 6-inch map the site is enclosed by a steep bank (Wth 2.1m; int. H 1.19m; ext. H 2m), a deep flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3m; D 1.07m) and a counterscarp (Wth 1.6m; ext. H 0.3m). There is a possible entrance (Wth c. 1.6m) in the NW quadrant. Some quarrying has taken place in the fosse at W.
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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