Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballynahinch (ballygriffin Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynahinch (ballygriffin Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52140, -7.96505
- SMR number
- TS060-057002-
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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 improved pasture, just below top of a NE-facing slope. Sub-oval area (dims. 32m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by remains of earthen bank (overall Wth 5.3m; Wth at top 0.9m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.8m) NW-SE which is reduced to scarp (Wth 2.4m; H 0.95m) SE-NW. Fosse (overall Wth 6.7m; basal Wth 2.7m; D 0.55m) is best preserved SW-SE and is traceable SE-SW. Linear depression (Wth 4m; D 0.5m; L 13m) extends (long-axis NNW-SSE) from fosse at NW and peters out. Interior has a NE-facing slope. Remains of levelled field boundaries radiating from monument as depicted on first edition map are traceable at SW, NW and NE. Building (TS060-057004-) is off-centre to WNW and annexe containing remains of fortified house (TS060-057001-) is adjoining to W.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.