Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Weir - fish
Newtown (holycross Par.), County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtown (holycross Par.)
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.62192, -7.88892
- SMR number
- TN047-114----
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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
Described in the Civil Survey (1654-6) as having 'fower Eele fishings' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 64) in the vicinity of Holycross abbey. Two stone weirs traversing the River Suir are indicated on the current edition OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Weir - fishunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Weir - regulatingunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.