Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Turraheen Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Turraheen Upper
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.65655, -8.06809
- SMR number
- TS045-026----
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
On flat partially reclaimed grassland in upland area with good views to the E. The ring-barrow consists of a well-preserved low circular flat-topped platform(diam. 4m N-S; 4m E-W; H 0.2m) enclosed by an inner fosse (base Wth 1.5m; top Wth 3m; ext. D 0.2m) and outer bank (base Wth 4m; top wth 2.5m; ext. H 0.4m). Overall diameter 12.9m NW-SE; 11.1m SW-NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.