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Enclosure

Coolaholloga, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Coolaholloga, 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
Coolaholloga
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Partially outlined
Latest-edition OS map
Partially outlined
Coordinates
52.87693, -8.21588
SMR number
TN020-126----

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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

A possible enclosure was identified by C. O'Rahilly, in the Environmental Impact Study on the Route of the Proposed Nenagh By-Pass, Northern and Southern Routes which was undertaken in July 1994. An unusual kick in the field boundary on the N side may indicate the presence of a small enclosure located inside the field. On the first edition of the OS 6-inch map the field boundary kicks out in a polygonal shape. This polygonal-shaped field boundary is clearly shown on the revised 25-inch OS map. Present remains consist of a low elevated platform (dims. 15m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by a low earth and stone bank mainly reduced to a scarp (H 0.4m) with a wide water-logged fosse (Wth 11m; D 0.4m) visible on S side of platform only. Field boundary respected the presence of this low platform and formed a polygonal shaped field boundary around the low elevated platform. A pathway is depicted running past this earthwork on the W side on the first ed. OS 6-inch map. Traces of this metalled pathway can still be seen today.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload/revision: 04 February 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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