Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Tullahedy, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullahedy
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.85539, -8.23446
- SMR number
- TN020-152005-
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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
A small sub-rectangular prehistoric enclosure was uncovered durng excavation by Donald Murphy in the year 2000 to the east of the N11 Nenagh-Limerick road. Only two sections of the enclosure ditch survive. One section is c. 1.2m wide and east-west orientated for a distance of 9.8m; it then turns northwards for a distance of 9.62m. The interior of the enclosure contained six pits/post-holes (Bennett 2002, 326).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.