Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Glenbane Lower, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenbane Lower
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.60100, -7.89010
- SMR number
- TS053-002----
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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
In ploughed field atop low glacial hillock on N-facing slope in undulating countryside with good views in all directions. Circular enclosure visible on aerial photograph (GSI 8.4.1974, S. 584/3) and indicated on 2nd (1953-54) ed. OS 6-inch map (map dims. c. 32m N-S; c. 28m E-W) where it appears as a raised earthwork. A sketch plan and profile drawn in the 1950s show an oval area enclosed by a bank (overall dims. 26m N-S; 18m E-W) (OS Field Memorandums). No visible trace above ground.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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