Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Lanespark, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lanespark
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.60483, -7.67540
- SMR number
- TS048-048----
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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 grassland atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions, on the demesne grounds of Lanespark House 200m to the SE. Enclosure visible on aerial photograph (GSI S 579/8) as a circular earthwork. Monument consists of a circular platform (diam. 42m N-S; 39m SE-NW) enclosed by a low broad bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.5m) which been mainly reduced to a scarp (H 1m) and possible outer fosse (Wth 1m; ext. D 0.1m). Field boundary bisects enclosure on a NW-SE axis, E half of enclosure in demesne woodland with beech trees planted around edge of platform, W half of enclosure now in grassland but originally in demesne woodland. The close proximity to the big house and its location in demesne woodland along with beech trees enclosing half of enclosure suggest possibility that the enclosure was used as a landscape feature. Could have been a ringfort re-used as a landscape feature or more likely that it was a landscape feature for the big house, ie. a tree ring. Doubtful antiquity, however not depicted on any ed. OS 6-inch map while other tree rings on the estate are indicated as tree rings.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
- Structure - peatlandunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.