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Enclosure

Sadleirswells, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Sadleirswells, 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
Sadleirswells
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.49215, -8.15397
SMR number
TS059-205----

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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 pasture. A stream, indicated on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map, flowed roughly N-S, c. 70m to the W, with two ponds to the W and SW respectively, both now filled in. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 28m), clearly defined by a fosse, visible on satellite imagery (DigitalGlobe, imagery date 2005-2012). The enclosure is also clearly visible on Google Earth (imagery date 16 December 2016). A well (TS059-204----) associated with Brian Boru is located c. 90m to the NW and there is an enclosure (TS059-100----) c. 190m to the S and another (TS059-098----) c. 350m to the WSW.

See attached:
TS059-205----_01 DigitalGlobe, imagery date 2005-2012
TS059-205----_02 Google Earth (imagery date 16 December 2016)

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 7 March 2023

Nearby in the register

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

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