Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knigh, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knigh
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.91338, -8.21210
- SMR number
- TN014-049003-
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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 S-facing slope of a hill in pastureland. A roughly circular enclosure running S from the tower house depicted on an aerial photograph taken in 1974 (CUCAP, ATC 84). This site may be related to the mound and fosse described with the tower house (TN014-049002). Not visible at ground level.
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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.