
What is recorded here
Situated on flat bogland. This site (Derryfadda 203) consisted of a trackway (L 15m; Wth 3-6.5m) constructed of transverse roundwood and brushwood which was dated to 385-165 BC (Murray and Ó Néill 1999, 41-2).
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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