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Enclosure

Kilshenane, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Kilshenane, 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
Kilshenane
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.55366, -7.97294
SMR number
TS052-045----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 poorly drained grassland on NW-facing slope of low rising ground with good views in all directions. Large roughly circular area (int. diam. 100m N-S; 90m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 3m; base Wth 6m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.5m) and outer fosse (top Wth 4m; base Wth 2m; ext. D 0.2m). Bank preserved as field boundary from NW through N to E only, elsewhere it has been reduced to a low bank from E to S and as a scarp from S tthrough W to NW. Remains of an outer fosse best preserved from NE through E to S. No entrance feature visible. Large irregular-shaped enclosure in wet land and is much larger than the ringforts of the surrounding area. Indicated on first ed. OS 6-inch map as a large roughly rectangular enclosure. No other features visible, example of a large enclosure on wet land similar in size to nearby enclosure (TS052-046----).

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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