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Castle - motte and bailey

Tullahedy, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - motte and bailey, Tullahedy, County Tipperary North, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Tullahedy
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.84961, -8.24297
SMR number
TN020-075----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a natural hill in flat poorly drained pasture with extensive views. A natural hill which has been scarped to form a steep-sided flat-topped mound (top diam. 19.2m N-S; H 11m) with a berm (Wth 1m; ext. H 5m) around the hill halfway up the side of the mound which spreads out at S to form an elevated bailey. The base of the mound is enclosed by a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4-6m; D 2-2.5m) and a wide flat-topped external bank (Wth 4m; ext. D 1m) of earth and stone construction which is greatly reduced from NW through N to NE. A stone-lined causewayed entrance (Wth 2m) at S possibly gave access to the elevated bailey on the S side of the motte. Field clearance material is dumped at the base of the mound on the N side. An impressively defended motte with elevated bailey and an unusual arrangement of defensive features.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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