Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Cappanavilla, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Cappanavilla
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.73171, -8.05151
- SMR number
- TN033-060----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
Impressive well preserved ring-barrow situated on wet poorly drained grassland on N facing slope in upland area overlooking river valley below to W, higher ground to E. Well preserved monument consisting of a circular area (diam. 4.1m N-S; 4.1m E-W; H above fosse 0.6m) enclosed by an inner fosse (base Wth 1m; top Wth 1m; ext. D 0.5m) and outer bank (Top Wth. 1.8m; base Wth 1.8m; ext. H 0.5m). Gap in bank at NNW probably the result of livestock poaching, livestock gap. No other features visible. Site has good views looking down into mountain valley whch runs E-W . Overall diameter of monument 8.9m N-S x 9.8m E-W.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
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- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.