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Cliff-edge fort

Mantlehill Great, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cliff-edge fort, Mantlehill Great, 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
Mantlehill Great
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.50843, -7.98761
SMR number
TS060-071----

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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 tillage, on a natural rise, on SE-edge of high river bank, overlooking the Suir. Semi-circular area (dims. 20m NE-SW; c. 10-12m NW-SE) defined by remains of levelled bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.35m) N-SW which is best preserved NE-SE. Straight side to NW is defined by the steep scarp of the river bank. A long, linear bank which is reduced to scarp (Wth 6m; H 0.6m) extends (L 48m; long-axis NE-SW) from monument at NE before curving inwards (c. 10-12m) to edge of river bank. The monument appears to be enclosed by a large semi-circular enclosure (TS060-071001-) which is depicted as a field boundary on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 22 October 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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