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Enclosure

Killeen (Killenaule Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Killeen (Killenaule Par.), 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
Killeen (Killenaule Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.59655, -7.69688
SMR number
TS054-004003-

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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

On wet poorly drained grassland atop low rock outcrop with good views in all directions, bogland immediately to W and dry land to N, S and E, stream between castle, 'Bog Castle' (TS054-004001-) and bog. On the aerial photograph (CUCAP APD 42, APG 55) taken in 1966 the castle is shown situated in the centre of an oval-shaped enclosure (approx. dims. 116m N-S; 80m E-W) defined by a wide water-filled moat (base Wth 2.5m; top Wth 4-6m; int. H ext. D 1m) and wide flat-topped outer bank (top Wth 6m; base Wth 8m; ext. H 0.4m) visible from S through W to NW only, linear earthworks (TS054-004002-) leading up to the enclosure on the E side of the castle. On the ground are the remains of a deep oval-shaped moat visible from S through W to N only elsewhere it appears to have been filled in but shows up quite clearly on the aerial photograph.

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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