Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
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Cowbawn, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cowbawn
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.96460, -8.02202
- SMR number
- TN011-032----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 a flat tract of land 15m from the edge of a bog in a low-lying position, in a reclaimed field. Visible as a low, roughly circular mound (dims. 21m N-S; 24.6m E-W; H 0.6m) which slopes very gradually towards the external ground level. The mound is composed of burnt stones, ash and charcoal. According to the landowner the site was ploughed over during land reclamation. The landowner also mentioned that a similar site has been noted in the field to the W which was also reclaimed, but there is no visible trace of this site and the exact location is unknown.
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
- Barrow - stepped barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.