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Enclosure

Slatefield,Kilshenane, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Slatefield, 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
Slatefield,Kilshenane
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Rathbanenaslinna
Latest-edition OS map
Rathbanenaslinna
Coordinates
52.55369, -7.96104
SMR number
TS052-046----

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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 grassland on poorly drained land on SE-facing slope of low rising ground with good extensive views in all directions, poorly drained land to S and E of enclosure. Large roughly circular area (int. diam. 102m N-S; 98m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 2m; base Wth 8m; int. H 0.5-1.5m; ext. H 1-2m) best preserved from S through W to N and outer fosse (top Wth 4.5-6.5m; base Wth 1.4-3.5m; ext. D 0.3-0.7m) best preserved from W to N. Enclosing bank has been levelled from N to E and reduced to a scarp (H 1m) from E to S where field drain intersects outer face of scarp on a NE-SW axis. Gap in bank at NW (Wth 2.2m) may be just a livestock gap. Enclosing bank is best preserved on the upslope at W and the outer fosse is best preserved from NW to N. Internally the N quadrant of the interior is sub-divided by a low earthen bank which forms a small rectangular enclosure (int. dims. 40m N-S; 47m NW-SE ) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2-0.7m; ext. H 0.3m) and outer fosse (top Wth 2.5m; base Wth 1.2m; ext. D 0.3m) which runs off inner face of enclosing bank of larger enclosure at NW and NE. Wide gap (wth 7m) in bank at SW appears to be a modern feature.

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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