Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Newpark (ballysheehan Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newpark (ballysheehan Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.55549, -7.83659
- SMR number
- TS053-067----
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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 situated on a NE-facing slope of rising ground in upland region with good views to N and E, overlooked by higher ground to W. Barley visible traces of shallow fosse (base Wth 2m; top Wth 4.5m; ext. D 0.2m) visible from E to S only with the slightest suggestion of a levelled enclosure visible as a low rise of ground enclosing a sunken circular area (diam. 38m N-S; 45m E-W). A sketch plan and sections drawn in 1954 show a roughly circular area (overall diam. 154ft [c. 47m] N-S; 206ft [c. 63m] E-W) defined by scarp with an outer fosse from ENE-E-SE (OS Field Memorandums). Described as an enclosure which was levelled around 1965 (Cahill 1982, vol. 2).
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 Unpublished M. A. thesis.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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.