Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Goldenhills, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Goldenhills
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.51057, -7.99259
- SMR number
- TS060-070001-
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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 on highest elevation of field, at terminus of broad ridge (long axis NW-SE). Oval area (dims. 28m E-W; 16m N-S) defined by levelled bank (overall Wth 3.7m; Wth at top 1.5m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.2m) WNW-NNW and reduced to scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.4m) NNW-WSW; levelled out WSW-WNW. Fosse (overall Wth 3.2m; basal Wth 1m; D 0.05m) traceable SE-NE. Interior has a gentle E-facing slope. Whitethorn hedge planted on scarp NNE-SW in recent years. Known locally as 'Whitesfort.' An enclosure (TS060-070002-) is c. 160m to NNW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
- Cliff-edge fortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.