Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burnt mound
Lahesseragh (Nenagh Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lahesseragh (Nenagh Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.84435, -8.21919
- SMR number
- TN020-135----
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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
The site was uncovered during monitoring/testing in advance of Nenagh Bypasss. A large burnt mound (dims. c.22m x 28m; D 0.9m), situated in low-lying terrain (O'Brien 2000, 197). The site was badly damaged by later activity (ibid.). A fire spot/hearth was uncovered at the SE extremity of the mound spread which produced charcoal (ibid.).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.