Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Poyntstown (fennor Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Poyntstown (fennor Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.62744, -7.63596
- SMR number
- TS048-032----
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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 top of a low rise of ground in flat grassland at the foothills of the Slieveardagh Hills with good views in all directions. It is depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map. The barely visible outline of this levelled enclosure consists of a sunken circular area (diam 26m N-S; overall diam. 40m N-S) defined by a low rise of ground (Wth 7m; ext. H 0.10m; int. H 0.10m).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.