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Moated site

Ballinulty, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Ballinulty, 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
Ballinulty
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.49841, -8.27869
SMR number
TS058-049----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 a slight N-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture, with natural ground level sloping down gently from the moated site on the E and S sides. Roughly rectangular area (dims. 52m N-S; 31m E-W) defined by an internal broad earthen bank (overall Wth 5.55m; Wth at top 1.3-1.55m; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 1.15m). At the external base of the bank is a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth at base 3.5m; D 0.9m) and a broad external earthen bank (overall Wth 4.1m; Wth at top 1.5m; int. H 1-1.3m; ext. H 0.4m). The moated site has an unusual roughly rectangular shape with three roughly right-angled corners at the SW, NW and NE while the line of the enclosure is curved E-SW. The internal bank and fosse are best preserved along the curved section of the E-SW. There is a modern break (Wth 5m) in the bank at N. The external bank is best preserved E-SW and SW-NE being very low and eroded NE-N. The external bank has been removed N-E and at the SW corner. The SW and NW corners of the enclosure are constructed at slight acute angles to flank the entrance which is set back slightly in the W side of the enclosure at WNW and consists of two opposing breaks (both Wth. 6m) in the internal and external banks with a slight causeway across the fosse. The interior slopes slightly facing N with the slope being slightly steeper across the S half. An annexe (TS058-049001-) abuts the external face of the external bank SE-SW.

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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