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Moated site

Mealclye, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Mealclye, 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
Mealclye
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.56132, -8.11196
SMR number
TS051-034----

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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 off summit of hill on SE facing slope in upland area in undulating countryside with good extensive views in all directions. Good view of Ballysheeda tower house (TS051-011----) c. 1.4km to N. Impressive raised square-shaped platform (dims. 37m SW-NW; 43m NW-NE) enclosed by a low poorly preserved bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.15m) reduced to a scarp (H 0.5-4m) in places with wide water-logged flat-bottomed outer fosse (Wth 3-5m; ext. D 1-3m) with no entrance feature visible. N half of platform appears to have been partially quarried away destroying part of interior, enclosing element and foose on N side of monument. SW angle of moated site is the best preserved where the scarp is at its highest and the fosse at its deepest. Interior slopes steeply from S to N which may be exaggerated due to quarrying.

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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