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Embanked enclosure

Drumwood (Solloghodmore Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Embanked enclosure, Drumwood (Solloghodmore Par.), 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
Drumwood (Solloghodmore Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.54968, -8.18885
SMR number
TS050-024----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

In flat, marshy terrain with good views of hills to N and W. A bowl-barrow (TS050-026----) is located 180m to the SE. A large oval enclosure (diam. 77.6m N-S; 60.5m E-W) defined by a very broad earthen bank (N quadrant: int. H 2.05m; ext. H 0.8m; Wth at crest 5.1m; overall Wth 19.5m; E quadrant: int. H 1.3m; ext. H 0.6m; Wth at crest 4.6m; overall Wth 16.1m; S quadrant: int. H 1.4m; ext. H 0.85m; Wth at crest 5m; overall Wth 16.3m; ) which slopes gradually down to a sunken interior. There is no evidence of a fosse. Areas of the interior are quite waterlogged, particularly in the NW quadrant where flag irises are growing. There are some subtle raised areas in the interior. There is a possible entrance in the W quadrant as the bank appears to be sloping down on the SW side. The NW side is not visible due to heavy overgrowth of scrub and brambles. At this point a sharply cut field drain (Wth c. 0.5m) runs NE-SW through the bank, possibly utilising an existing gap. There is an external raised hummocky area immediately N of the bank. Immediately to the E there is another enclosure (TS050-025----). There is a gap of 6m between the embanked enclosure and the N bank of the adjacent enclosure. The S bank of the adjacent enclosure appears to run S of the oval enclosure, though it broadens out at this point and there is a field bank surmounted by hedgerow which runs E-W along the edge of the oval enclosure and though the S bank of the adjacent enclosure. A large pond barrow (TS058-046----) is located 10km to the SW, it has a similar morphology but lacks a defined entrance.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 07 March 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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