Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
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
- 52.65740, -8.04292
- SMR number
- TS046-001----
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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 a SE-facing slope of Gortmore Hill overlooking Turaheen river valley in an upland region. Enclosure was inaccessible due to its location in a Coillte conifer plantation. The monument is visible as an enclosure on aerial photographs (GSI R 359/8, 16/04/74). An inspection in 1994 described this monument as an enclosure (diam. C.50m) defined by a low bank (Wth c. 3-4m; H 0.5m) and shallow external fosse (Wth 3-4m) which is tangential with roadside level along the S quadrant and remains of the external bank are visible along the SE sector. The enclosure had been recently shallow ploughed and planted with conifers and a new forest access road constructed to the SE of monument.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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- Megalithic structure1 mi
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