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Barrow - ring-barrow

Curraheenduff, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Curraheenduff, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Curraheenduff
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.61242, -7.59217
SMR number
TS049-039----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Just below top of hill on a W-facing slope of land in upland area with good extensive views in all directions. Ringfort (TS049-036----) visible 600m to W. Poorly preserved monument the interior of which has been used as a dumping area for building rubble and agricultural equipment and field clearance debris. This dumping makes detailed examination or proper classification impossible. Monument now situated on reclaimed re-seeded grassland but originally located on wet marshy land in upland area. Fields to N and W have been reclaimed and field boundaries which immediately enclosed the monument to N and W have been levelled. Fields to E and S have not been reclaimed and field boundaries are intact. Monument consists of a circular area (int. diam. 15m N-S; 20m NE-SW; overall diam. 25m N-S ) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (base Wth. 4m; top Wth. 1.45m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.8m) and wet outer fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 0.4m) visible at S only. Large gap (Wth 10m) in bank at N which has been inserted to provide access for dumping. Possible remains of a circular mound in centre of monument and indications of an inner fosse would suggest a classification of ring-barrow. Monument depicted as a possible ringbarrow on latest ed. OS 6-inch map. Overall dimensions and location would support classification of monument as a possible ring-barrow. Evidence of cattle poaching to external face of bank at W side. Wet outer fosse has been filled in from W to N probably when field was reclaimed.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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