Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Friarsfield, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Friarsfield
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.48862, -8.12518
- SMR number
- TS059-112009-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 poorly drained pasture, at the base of an E-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 7m N-S; 7.5m E-W) defined by a fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.13m). The interior has a gentle E-facing slope. There is a linear drainage channel (long-axis NE-SW) c. 2m to the NW and a field boundary (long axis NNE-SSW) c. 6m to the WNW. An enclosure (TS059-112001-) is c. 115m to the NE, and a ring-barrow and possible embanked barrow (TS059-112007- and TS059-112008-) are c. 135m to the NE and 100m to the SE respectively.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.