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Castle - ringwork and bailey

Monalumpera, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - ringwork and bailey, 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
Rathnaguillagh
Coordinates
52.58726, -7.91374
SMR number
TS052-009----

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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

In flat poorly drained land atop low rised of ground with good views in all directions, nearby stream to E, moated site (TS052-006----) 335m to NW and ringfort (TS052-007----) 270m to N. Possible ringwork consists of a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 17m N-S; 14m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 1m; base Wth 3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1m) at N end of larger enclosure or possible bailey (int. diam. 36m N-S; 38m E-W) which is enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1m; base Wth 3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1-1.4m) and outer fosse (top Wth 5m; base Wth 2m; ext.D 0.5m). Earth and stone bank run off outer face of ringwork at E and NW, similar arrangement to a motte and bailey. The outer fosse encloses the bailey and the ringwork, possible causewayed entrance gap (Wth 3m) at S. Interesting monument which is depicted as a circular enclosure on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map but as a small enclosure within a larger enclosure on first 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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