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Moated site

Monalumpera, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Monalumpera, 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
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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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

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

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

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