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Enclosure

Ballinglanna, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballinglanna, 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
Ballinglanna
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.48704, -8.27439
SMR number
TS058-081----

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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

In improved pasture, utilising a natural precipice with overlooks a small valley to the E. The natural slope of the precipice continues to run southward beyond the southern limit of the monument. A moated site is located within the NW angle (TS058-080----) and an enclosure (TS058-080001-) at the N end appears to be built over the line of the N enclosing elements. This large oval enclosure (overall diam. 103m N-S; 55.5m E-W; narrowing to 14m E-W in the S) is visible on an aerial photograph (ASIAP(303) 3-4, 13.09.2002) and is clearly defined from N-E-SE by a curvilinear scarp (Wth 3.5m; H 0.75m); curvilinear berm (Wth 5.25m; H 0.6m) and natural counter scarp (Wth 13m; H 3.2m) which utilises the natural precipice slope; in the S it is defined by a low scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.15m) and in the W by the remains of a levelled bank (overall Wth 5.75m; basal Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.05m). Apart from the moated site, the interior has several sub-divisions. In the NE angle, immediately E of the moated site, there is a D-shaped area (dims. 26m N-S; 23.5m E-W) which is divided from the rest of the interior to the S by a levelled linear scarp (long axis E-W) (L 8m) and fosse (Wth 4.75m; D 0.18m). The main portion of the interior is divided into two areas. That immediately S of the moated site consists of a large rectangular area (dims. 57m N-S; 44m E-W) defined by a steep scarp (Wth 5.5m; H 1.7m) to the E and low scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.15m) to the S and W. The interior slopes eastward and is slightly raised in the N sector; a field boundary, running ENE-WSW, truncates the interior off-centre to S. Another rectangular area (dims. 20m N-S; 14m E-W) adjoins to the S and is defined by levelled scarp (Wth 1.75m; H 0.2m) to N, its interior has a gentle S-facing slope.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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