Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Gorteenaphooka,gortnacoolagh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteenaphooka,gortnacoolagh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.54870, -8.15619
- SMR number
- TS051-028----
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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 pasture in undulating countryside with nearby Cauteen River c. 20m to NE and possible ringwork (TS051-029----) c. 50m to SE. Square-shaped area (dims. 43m N-E; 39m E-S) enclsoed by wide flat topped bank (top Wth 2.2m; base wth 5.3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5-1.85m) of earth and stone and external fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 0.5m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 3.2m) at NE. Modern road intersects site at E destroying bank and external fosse from E to S. Modern gap (Wth 4m) in bank at WSW appears to be of modern appearance.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.