Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gaile, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gaile
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Gaile Church (in Ruins), Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Gaile Church (in Ruins), Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 52.60113, -7.84840
- SMR number
- TS053-005002-
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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 grassland, on S-facing slope of high ground with good panoramic views in all directions. A large roughly oval enclosure (dims. 85m N-S; 74.6m E-W) defined by grass-covered wall-footings of graveyard visible 6m to N of church (TS053-005001-) and external fosse runs along outside of this boundary and runs around the church to E and S and W. At S and E the enclosure is approx. 25m away from the exisiting boundary wall (TS053-005002-) and at N and W approx. 6m away from graveyard wall. This appears to be the remains of an earlier enclosure which defines a larger burial area than the existing 19th century graveyard boundary wall. Running off this earlier boundary are several earthworks which appear to represent small rectangular fields to N, E and S of church. These are possibly settlement earthworks (TS053-005004-) associated with church.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.