Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Lacka (loughkeen Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lacka (loughkeen Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Infants Burial Ground
- Coordinates
- 53.03031, -7.96336
- SMR number
- TN008-041002-
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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 the W side of the Little Brosna River in an upland area. A large semicircular enclosure (diam. N-S 140m x 80m E-W) which runs into the river ravine. There is a children's burial ground (TN008-041001) in the interior defined by a drystone wall. Grass-covered wall-footings of a possible building (10m x 12m; H 0.5m) are located in the N sector of the enclosure.
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
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - 18th/19th century1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.