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Ahenny

Tipperary, Republic of Ireland ยท Atlas IR0707

Location

Atlas number
IR0707 (707)
Country
Republic of Ireland
Current county or unitary authority
Tipperary
Historic county
Tipperary
Parish, community, or townland
Ahenny
Latitude
52.41140
Longitude
-7.40775
Altitude
296 m

Form and condition

Type
contour fort
Condition
Extant and Likely destroyed
Morphology
univallate
Complete rampart circuit
Yes
Number of ramparts
1
Number of ditches
2
Possible original entrances
0
Breaks through the ramparts
0
Enclosed area
8 ha
Footprint
8.4 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
earthen bank and counterscarp bank
Also recorded
ditches

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
commercial forestry and scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
undated
Dating reliability
D - None

Interior and investigation

Investigations
1st Identified Map Depiction (1906)

Identifiers

HER
Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database TS079-027
National record
record TS 079
Wikidata
Q31083413

Sources