Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Killawardy (killea Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killawardy (killea Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilmacloonagh, Outlined
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.81067, -7.89050
- SMR number
- TN029-014002-
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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 W-facing slope of rising ground overlooking a river to the W in a mountainous region. Marked as Kilmacloonagh on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. Present remains consist of a low triangular-shaped platform (H 0.5m; dims. 7m N-S;18m E-W) defined in places by an earth and stone bank (Stout 1984, 104). Possibly this earthwork represents the remains of an old burial ground associated with a penal church site (TN029-014001-). Alternatively this earthwork may be the remains of the unlocated castle (TN029-090001-) of Killawardy mentioned in the 1654-56 Civil Survey (Simington 1931, 4).
Compiled and revised by: Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 21 January 2015
References
Simington, R.C. (ed.) 1931 The Civil survey, AD 1654-1656. Vol I: county of Tipperary: eastern and southern baronies. Dublin. Irish Manuscripts Commission.
Stout, G. 1984 The archaeological survey of the barony of Ikerrin. Roscrea Heritage Society.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - follyunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.