Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gortanassy East, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortanassy East
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.58591, -7.58088
- SMR number
- TS055-029----
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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 on flat poorly drained pastureland which has been reclaimed with ringfort (TS055-007----) 240m to N, moated site possible (TS055-028----) 250m to NW and ringfort (TS055-008----) 300m to NE. Enclosure consists of a circular area (diam. 23m N-S; 29m E-W) enclosed by and earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.4-0.2m; ext. H 1m) and wet waterlogged outer fosse (base Wth 1.5m; top Wth 4m; ext. D 0.5m) visible only from S through W to NW only elsewhere it has been levelled. Depicted as in irregular-shaped enclosure on 1843 ed. OS 6-inch map and not marked on 1906 ed. OS 6-inch map. Probably partially levelled between 1840 and 1903. Enclosing bank and fosse survive as a field boundary in the SW corner of a large field.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.