Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gorteenaphooka, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gorteenaphooka
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.54831, -8.15533
- SMR number
- TS051-029----
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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 low rise of ground on poorly drained pasture in undulating countryside with adjacent Cauteen River to N and moated site (TS051-028----) c. 50m to NW. Raised circular platform (diam. SE-NW 21m; E-W 25m) enclosed by a low poorly preserved earthen bank (base Wth 9m; top Wth 2.5m; ext. H 1.5m; int. H 0.35m) mainly reduced to a scarp, fosse (Wth 4-5m; ext. D 0.7-1m) with partial remains of an external bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.3m) visible from SE to S and at NW. No clear entrance feature visible and very wet interior.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 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.