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Barrow - mound barrow

Ballincurry (Crohane Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - mound barrow, Ballincurry (Crohane 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
Ballincurry (Crohane Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.58555, -7.61940
SMR number
TS054-025----

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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, on a S-facing slope of rising ground in upland region with good views in all directions except to N. Nearby enclosure (TS054-026----) 250m to the E. Low poorly defined mound (approx. diam. 21m N-S; 13m E-W; H 0.3m) with small quarry hole (diam. 5m; D 0.8m) in centre of mound. Mound best preserved on W side. Not indicated on first (1840) ed.OS 6-inch map may have something to do with nearby coal mining or may have been a ring-barrow which has been quarried into. Field has been reclaimed with new grass sown and monument may have been degraded during this reclamation work.

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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