Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Dovecote
Kilcoolyabbey, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcoolyabbey
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Turret
- Latest-edition OS map
- Turret
- Coordinates
- 52.67136, -7.57051
- SMR number
- TS043-034004-
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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
In gently undulating, though relatively flat, terrain. Kilcooley Abbey (TS043-034001-) is located 70m to the SW. The SE portion of the dovecote is built into a low slope, at which point the external ground level is c. 0.65m higher than the internal. This circular structure (diam. 4.2m) is constructed of limestone rubble, roughly coursed (wall T 0.75m; ext. H to base of roof 3m) with a steep stone corbelled roof (H c. 3m) which has a central circular opening. The doorway (H 2m; Wth 0.47m) in the NW facing wall is a crude rebuild. There appear to have been 12 courses of nesting boxes, made up of horizontal and vertical slabs, most of which have not survived.
See attached photographs:
TS043-034004-_01 External view
TS043-034004-_02 External view with Kilcooley abbey (TS043-034001-) in the background
TS043-034004-_03 Internal view of walling with remains of nest boxes and corbelled roof
TS043-034004-_04 Opening at apex of corbelled roof
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 3/2010).
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