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Moated site

Newtown (Holycross Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Newtown (Holycross Par.), 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
Newtown (Holycross Par.)
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.61619, -7.90241
SMR number
TN046-040----

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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 on a slight rise in gently undulating terrain sloping to NE, in pasture. A large, roughly square-shaped enclosure (dims. 100m N-S; 117m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.7m; int. H 0.44m; ext. H 1.9m) which has been partially reduced to a scarp (H 1.64m), an outer fosse (Wth 4.4m; D 0.6m) and a slight counterscarp bank (Wth 1.4m). This outer bank may be a field boundary which runs concentric with and respects the NE and SE of site. Possible external stone facing at W corner and along NW side. Internal facing evident where bank is eroded. Near the E angle at the NE side a quarry cuts into the interior with another area of quarrying along the SE side. An internal wall extends NW-SE roughly from the E corner along the SE side and into the fosse near the SW angle.

Aerial photograph (GB89.AB.26) provides panoramic view. Well preserved; interior in pasture.
The above aerial report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.
Date of this report: 06/11/09
Queries in relation to the reproduction of the aerial photographic image should be addressed to:
Dr. Gillian Barrett, 12 Lower Forge, Eardington, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 5LQ. UK.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 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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