Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Park (killea Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Park (killea Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.82999, -7.86159
- SMR number
- TN029-009----
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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 a slight E-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A square-shaped area (dims. 40m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.1m) and outer fosse (Wth 3.8m; D 0.8m) with a causewayed entrance (Wth 4.5m) at W. Depicted as a diamond-shaped field with stream extending from S angle of site on latest ed. OS 6-inch map. A natural spring well is located 80m to the E. (Stout 1984, 123)
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: 22 September 2008
References
Stout, G. 1984 The archaeological survey of the barony of Ikerrin. Roscrea Heritage Society.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.