Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Duncummin, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Duncummin
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.49428, -8.37164
- SMR number
- TS057-039----
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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 top of a very slight drier rise in gently undulating wet pasture. Two ring-barrows (TS 057-038----) is located 70m to the SSE and a second ring-barrow (TS057-03----) is located 86m to the S. Circular area (diam. 5m) enclosed by an earthen scarp (Wth 0.6m; H 0.1m) with a shallow fosse (Wth at base 0.5m) and an traces of an external low broad earthen bank (int. H 0.1m; Wth at top 0.8m). The interior is level and clear of overgrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.