Camlin 3: a cemetery-settlement in north Tipperary

Camlin 3, c. 3 km south of Roscrea town, Co. Tipperary, was located on the east-facing slope of a natural ridge of high ground that runs from the Devil’s Bit mountain range south-west of Camlin to Roscrea in the north (Illus. 1). The location has commanding views to the east and south-east and overlooks bogland immediately to the east. Camlin was situated close to the important early medieval rout…