Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Knockatooreen, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockatooreen
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.65362, -7.54876
- SMR number
- TS049-009----
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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
Just below summit of hill on NE facing slope in Slieveardagh hills with panoramic views from w through N to E. Impressive well preserved ring-barrow consisting of a circular mound (base diam. 15m N-S; 14m E-W; top diam. 11.5m N-S; 9m E-W; H 0.6m; ext. diam. 41m N-S) enclosed by a wide flat-bottomed inner fosse (base Wth 7m ; top Wth 8m; ext. D 1-1.4m) and wide flat-topped external bank (base Wth 6m; top Wth 1.7m ext. H 0.4-0.2m). The interior is sunken below the external ground surface giving the interior an amphitheatre like experience with the higher enclosing external bank particularly on the upslope, on the downslope the mound is level with the external ground. Several grass-covered stones protruding for the surface of the top of the mound may be the remains of cist graves. No other features visible. Located on grassland with only a few thorn bushes growing on top of bank at W and a lone thorn bush on the mound other wise the monument is very well preserved. Agricultural land being used as pasture with cattle grazing in the adjoining fields. Enclosing bank intersected by a field boundary at NE as depicted on latest ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.