Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Kilriffet, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilriffet
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.82076, -8.18990
- SMR number
- TN026-070----
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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
Situated on the SE slope of a rising ground in an upland area. A cropmark of a D-shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 54m N-S x 40m E-W) visible on an aerial photograph (GSIAP, R 23/24/25). Not visible at ground level. A large earthfast stone (TN026-074----) (dims. 1.17m x 1.12m x 0.33m) possibly that of natural rock outcrop lies 100m E of the centre of this enclosure. The stone has a long rectangular slot cut into its surface (L 0.84m x 0.13m x 0.12m) which contains 8 water-rolled oval or spherical-shaped stones that have been jammed into the slot. A shallow depression (0.22m x 0.06m) beside the slot indicates a bullaun and there are several small water rolled stones scattered around the earthfast rock and other loose scattered angular-shaped stones some of which may be field clearance debris. According to local information this was a mass-rock. The townland name along with the possible holy stone may indicate the site of an ecclesiastical enclosure.
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: 13 April 2012
Nearby in the register
- Cursing stoneunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.