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Burnt mound

Drummin, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burnt mound, Drummin, 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
Drummin
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.87142, -8.20905
SMR number
TN020-159----

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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 in reclaimed grassland. Outline of low circular-shaped mound (approx. diam. 10m) visible on Digital Globe orthoimage taken 2011-13. Visible as a grove of trees on OSi Historic 25-inch map and as a low rise with tree planted on top on 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map. Possibly an archaeological mound which was reuse as a tree-plantation in the post-1700 period.

Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien

Date of upload: 25 January 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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