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Graveslab

Ballytarsna (Hackett), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveslab, Ballytarsna (Hackett), 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
Ballytarsna (Hackett)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.59109, -7.82827
SMR number
TS053-009002-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 at S end of N-S ridge of rock outcrop in undulating countryside with good views in all directions, tower house (TS053-006----) 350m to N, moated site (TS053-007----) and ringfort (TS053-008----) 430m to E. Rectangular graveyard enclosed by a rubble limestone wall with medieval church (TS053-009----) N of centre within the graveyard. A 17th-century limestone graveslab (dims. 0.55m x 0.94m; T 0.22m ), now lying on the ground outside the N wall, near the E end of the church, is dedicated to Humphrey Pyke who died in 1682.

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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