Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Shangarry, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shangarry
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.56552, -7.55321
- SMR number
- TS055-046001-
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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
On poorly drained grasssland on W facing slope of rising ground in upland region overlooking river valley to W, higher ground to E. Moated site (TS055-045----) 120m to NNW. Monument consists of a large circular area (int. diam. 70m N-S; 72m E-W) enclosed by low poorly preserved earthen bank (top Wth 2.5m; base Wth 5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) and outer fosse (base Wth 1m; top Wth 3m; ext. D 0.2m) both of which are best visible on the upslope at E and run onto field boundary with transects the enclosure at S and W destroying all remains of the bank and outer fosse as depicted on 1906 ed. OS 6-inch map. Bank and fosse of enclosure visible from NW through N through E to SE on;ly elsewhere destroyed. Church (TS055-046002-) and enclosure indicated on latest ed. OS 6-inch map but 'church site of' without the enclosure is indicated on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. Evidence for later drainage earthworks criss-crossing the S quadrant of the enclosure. Possible low circular grass-covered mound of stone (H 0.5m; diam. 5m N-S) may indicate site of church in N quadrant of enclosure. No other features visible. Unusual that such a large enclosure is not indicated on 1843 ed. OS 6-inch map which may cast doubt as to its antiquity.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Deer parkunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.