Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - mound barrow
Bishopswood, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bishopswood
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.58105, -8.03445
- SMR number
- TS052-016----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 high ground on SE-facing slope of rising poorly drained ground with good panoramic views to S and E. Now situated in large coniferous plantation poorly preserved monument consisting of a raised circular platform/mound (H 0.7m; diam. approx. 30m N-S; 17m E-W) defined by a scarp which has been quarried into on the downlsope destroying the S half of the mound. This quarry is indicated on the first ed. OS 6-inch map. Rest of interior has been planted with conifers and forestry drainage channels intersect the W side of the mound, no evidence of an enclosing fosse or bank. Imprerssive panoramic views of the surrounding countryside to S and E, land immediately around the mound was wet poorly drained land.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy well1 mi
- Enclosure1 mi
- Children's burial ground1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.