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Enclosure

Ballynahinch (Ballygriffin Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballynahinch (Ballygriffin 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
Ballynahinch (Ballygriffin Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.52125, -7.95002
SMR number
TS060-059005-

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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, on a level area with land falling gently to N and WNW in immediate vicinity and land falling to S and E beyond monument. Horse-shoe shaped area (dims. 42m E-W; 34m N-S) defined by remains of a levelled bank (overall Wth 10.5m; Wth at top 3m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.18m) SW-SE and open to S. Interior is dish-shaped sloping up all around from centre. Monument incorporated into field as pasture. According to local information, levelled during spring 1966 and simultaneously levelled linear earthwork adjoining to E. Remains of linear earthwork (long axis NNW-SSE) (dims. overall Wth 8m; Wth at top 4.75m; H at E 0.2m; H at W 0.15m) defined as an earthen bank adjoining/abutting enclosure 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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