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Moated site

Grangecastle, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Grangecastle, County Tipperary South, 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
Grangecastle
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.66441, -7.54428
SMR number
TS043-037----

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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

On flat poorly drained pasture with good views in all directions with nearby Slieveardagh hills to SE and a ringfort (TS043-036----) 40m to NE. This monument consists of a D-shaped (straight-sided along SW sector L 23m), slightly raised interior (dims. 30m E-W; 23m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.5m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.3-1.4m; ext. H 1m) and wide flat-bottomed fosse (top Wth 3.5m; base Wth 2m; ext. D 0.3m). There is a modern gap in the bank (Wth 2m) at SW. On the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map it is depicted as a square-shaped enclosure, the interior of which is planted with trees. The monument is in good condition with several bushes growing around its perimeter and feeding trough within the interior.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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