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Enclosure

Thurlesbeg, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Thurlesbeg, 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
Thurlesbeg
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.56566, -7.89143
SMR number
TS053-037----

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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 atop high ground in upland area with good extensive views in all directions. No surface remains visible of monument which is indicated on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map as a partial enclosure (approx. diam. 50m N-S) surviving from S through W to N only and not indicated on any other sides, field boundary intersected S end of enclosure on an E-W axis, is not indicated on latest ed. OS 6-inch map. Monument probably levelled totally between 1840 and 1953-4 ed. OS 6-inch maps. Impressive hilltop siting sets this monument apart from other enclosures and ringforts in the area, may have been a hilltop enclosure. Cahill describes the monument as being levelled with a cottage built on the levelled monument (Cahill 1982, vol. 2) however, the cottage appears to have been built close to the enclosure with its present boundary intersecting the N side of the levelled monument.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Cahill, M. 1982 The archaeology of the Barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished M. A. thesis.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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