Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Tobinstown, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tobinstown
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.84278, -6.66871
- SMR number
- CW009-005----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on gentle NE facing slope overlooking Derreen River 220m to E. A natural gully or shallow ravine running E-W can be seen immediately N of the monument. Present remains consist of a rectangular area (48.4m N-S, 43.8m E-W) surrounded by well-defined flat-topped earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.7-2m) and deep wide flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 1-2m). Entrance gap (Wth 4m) close to centre in E side. The enclosing fosse is visible from NE-E-S-W-NW and is best preserved from S to W. Second outer bank exists at E only, not clear if this second bank is an original feature or the remains of a post-1700 field boundary. Traces of shallow fosse 25m E of outer bank probably indicates adjacent enclosed field of post 1700 date. S half of interior of moated site now covered in thorn bushes, while N half of monument in pasture.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 April 2014
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - portal tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Religious house - Augustinian friarsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.