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Moated site

Foilmarnell Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Foilmarnell Upper, 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
Foilmarnell Upper
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.59144, -7.51373
SMR number
TS055-020----

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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 sloping land from W to E poorly drained unimproved grassland overlooking stream immediately to E in upland area. Moated site consists of a square-shaped area (int. dims. 26m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 1.5m; base Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 1m) and wet waterlogged outer fosse (base Wth 1.8m; top Wth 2.7m; ext. D 1m) with no entrance feature visible. Bank reduced to a scarp from N through E to SE and fosse intersected by stream at N and E. Bank is in a fair to poor condition with damage being caused by cattle poaching of NW and SE angles of moated site. Ridge and furrow cultivation ridges (Wth 2m) to S and W of moated site. Interior covered in whitethorn bushes making detailed examination difficulty. Unsure of date of cultivation ridges in field to S and W but appear to be 19th century in date. Stream to N and E offers the moated site a natural defensive on these sides. The interior of the moated site follows the natural slope from W to E. Livestock gaps in bank at NW (Wth 3m), at W (Wth 3.5m) and SW angle (Wth 7m), no original entrance feature visible. Scarp external height of scarp at N measures approx. 2.5m deep very defensive and same on E side overlooking stream. Overall the monument is in a fair to poor condition but the interior is still intact with very little damage apparent.

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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