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Moated site

Gortnasmuttaun,Kyleballygalvan, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Gortnasmuttaun, Kyleballygalvan, 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
Gortnasmuttaun,Kyleballygalvan
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.61458, -7.53193
SMR number
TS049-050----

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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

On a SW-facing slope of rising ground in upland area under grass. Good views in all directions. Located on the edge of a ravine which forms the enclosing element to the moated site from SE to S, nearby moated site (TS049-029----) 150m to NW. Monument consists of a square-shaped area (dims. 31m NW-SE x 23m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.3m; base Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) and wet waterlogged flat-bottomed outer fosse (top Wth 5m; base Wth 3.6m; ext. D 1m) both of which are not present on the ravine side from SE to S. Cattle gap (Wth 2m) in centre of SE bank, cattle gap in bank at E corner of bank and N corner of bank. No clear entrance feature visible. Agricultural roadway has recently been constructed to the N of the monument.

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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