Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Castlelake, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Castlelake
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.50807, -7.95360
- SMR number
- TS060-078----
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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, undulating pasture, on an E-facing slope of a ridge. Remains of oval area (dims. 34m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by scarp SE-NE (Wth 1.2-1.4m; H 0.1-0.12m) and levelled into natural slope NE-SE. Fosse (overall Wth 4.1m; basal Wth 0.9m; D 0.15m) NE-SE. Fosse (overall Wth 3.2m; basal Wth 1m; D 0.05m) is barely traceable SE-SW and NW-NE. Monument has been cut into hillslope to W, where interior of monument is lower than exterior ground level. Interior grass covered and uneven.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.