Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Monalumpera, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monalumpera
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.58898, -7.91809
- SMR number
- TS052-006----
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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 poorly drained grasslaand on the floodplains of the River Suir which is located 60m to W, nearby ringwork and bailey (TS052-0090----) 335m to SE and ringfort (TS52-007----) 360m to E. Well-preserved moated site consisting of a rectangular area (int. dims. 77m NE-SW; 56m NW-SE ) enclosed by a wide flat-topped earth and stone bank (Wth 3m crest; 8m base; int. H 1-1.5m; ext. H 1.5m) and wide flat-bottomed waterlogged outer fosse (Wth 4m base; 8m top; ext. D 0.6m) with widened gap (Wth 8m) in bank at SW. Modern gap in bank in NE side near E angle of bank. Enclosing bank is best preserved along SE and SW sides and outer fosse also best preserved from E through S to W elsewhere it has been filled in. No other features visible. Fording point of the River Suir known as Aughnakilleen located 60m to N as indicated on latest ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringwork and baileyunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.