Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Glenbeg, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenbeg
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.71086, -8.04736
- SMR number
- TN039-048----
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
Situated in pasture, on a SE-facing slope of rising ground in a mountainous region. Well preserved monument consisting of a raised circular area (diam. 4m N-S; 3.7m E-W; H 0.3m) with sunken depression (diam. 3m) on top of mound, defined by an inner fosse (Wth 1m; ext. D 0.2m) with the slightest traces of an outer bank, only visible in places. Overall diameter 8m N-S. Central depression may be due to collapsed cist in centre of mound.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.