Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Shangarry, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shangarry
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Knockroe Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Knockroe Fort
- Coordinates
- 52.56643, -7.55419
- SMR number
- TS055-045----
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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 atop low natural hillock overlooking river valley in upland region to W and higher ground to E. Church (TS055-046----) located 120m to SSE. Monument consists of a roughly rectangular-shaped area (int. dims. 33m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (base Wth 1.2m; top Wth 0.8m; int. H 0.1m ext. H 1m) mainly reduced to a scarp (H 0.8m) and outer fosse (base Wth 1.5m; top Wth 3m; ext. D 0.3m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at N. Semi-circular annexe (int. dims. 18m N-S; 20m E-W) to S defined by a low earthen bank (base Wth 3m; top Wth 1.5m; ext. H 0.2m) with traces of an outer fosse which runs off SW corner of moated site. Depicted as an oval-shaped enclosure on 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Deer parkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.