Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Aughnagomaun, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Aughnagomaun
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.60317, -7.82183
- SMR number
- TS047-088----
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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 top of a natural rise of ground in pasture with good views in all directions, Killough hill to the NW and N and a ringfort (TS043-087----) 370m to the NW. The monument consists of a raised square-shaped area (int. dims. 31.3m N-S; 21.5m E-W) enclosed by a well-preserved earth and stone bank (base Wth. 5m; top Wth 1.5-2m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.5m) which is intersected by a field boundary at N where the bank is levelled. There are slight traces of a shallow external fosse visible along the W side only.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.