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Enclosure

Ballinamona (Oughterleague Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballinamona (Oughterleague Par.), 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
Ballinamona (Oughterleague Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.52771, -7.99391
SMR number
TS060-045----

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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 poorly drained, generally level pasture. Circular area (diam. 19m) defined by remains of poorly preserved scarp (Wth 0.75m; H 0.5m) which has been levelled out around E-arc. Remains of fosse (overall Wth 3.9m; basal Wth 2.45m; D 0.18-0.28m) seen SE-WNW and obscured by briars and vegetation WNW-NE. Fosse backfilled around E-arc. Possible levelled remains of outer bank (overall Wth 10.2m; Wth at top 6m; int. H 0.18m; ext. H 0.35m) intermittent ESE-NE. Interior is sloping down gently to E and is partially obscured by growth. Enclosure (TS060-134----) is 34m to E.

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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