Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Shevry, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shevry
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.68827, -8.04605
- SMR number
- TN039-049----
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 wet marshy pasture, atop low hillock with good views of Devils Bit to NE in mountian valley running NE-Sw in upland region. Well preserved possible ditch-barrow consisting of a circular mound (top diam. 9m NW-SE; base diam. 13m NW-SE; H 0.3m) and fosse (base Wth 5m; top Wth 9m; ext. D 0.45m) with no traces of an outer bank. Overall diameter measures 31m NW-SE.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Barrow - pond barrowunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.