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Moated site

Grantstown, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Grantstown, 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
Grantstown
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.50840, -8.05878
SMR number
TS059-137----

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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, on an elevated area of land, overlooking lower ground to NW. This monument is indicated as a rectangular area (dims. c. 46m NE-SW; c. 13.5m NW-SE) on the 1st (1840) 6-inch OS map and as a raised area on the 1904 ed., on both editions there is a field boundary running along the SW side and a road running along the SE side. It consists of a raised, rectangular area (dims. 34m NE-SW; 14m NW-SE), defined by scarp (max. Wth 3.7m; max. H 1.2m) to SW (L 15m), NW (L 32m) and NE (L 11m). The interior slopes gently downslope to the NE. Barry (1977, 203) describes this as a moated site with a 'Raised platform 1.75m above field level. No banks. Dry moat 2m-6.80m wide'. The Ordnance Survey ortho image suggests that the monument continues S of the road which transects it from NE-SW.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 20 October 2015

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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