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Enclosure

Knocknamena Commons, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Knocknamena Commons, 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
Knocknamena Commons
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.70968, -8.05076
SMR number
TN039-047----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated in pasture on E facing slope overlooking mountain valley in upland region, higher ground to W of enclosure. A roughly rectangular-shaped area (int. dims. 19m E-W; 20m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (Top Wth 1m; base Wth 2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.3m) with slight traces of an outer fosse, no entrance feature visible. Quarry in NE quadrant of enclosure. Possible linear field boundaries intersect enclosure along its S side. Possible summer grazing enclosure or booley site for upland grazing during the summer months.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.

Date of upload: 22 September 2008

Nearby in the register

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

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