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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
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.54428, -7.97621
SMR number
TS052-058----

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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 SE-facing slope of rising ground with good views to SE higher ground to NW. No surface remains visible of any enclosure in area marked on six inch OS 6-inch map. Enclosure indicated on latest ed. OS as a semi-circular earthwork (approx. chord 47m NW-SE) defined by a bank from N through E to S and destroyed on all other sides. On first ed. OS 6-inch map it is shown as a nearly complete circular enclosure with an enclosing bank surviving from W through N through E to S, and destroyed from S to W only. There are a lot of old levelled field boundaries in the field with the enclosure and 88m to the NW of the enclosure there area the grass-covered wall footings of a possible rectangular building (int. dims. 11m SW-NE ; 8m SE-NW) orientated SW-NE (TS052-058002-). According to the local landowner this field is known locally as the 'Church Field'. Well (TS060-115----) marked on the 1903 ed. OS 6-inch map as 'Killeen Well' located in adjoining field 240m S of enclosure.

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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