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Enclosure

Rathcloheen, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Rathcloheen, 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
Rathcloheen
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Rathcloheen
Coordinates
52.49065, -8.00655
SMR number
TS060-093----

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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 elevated area of an E-facing slope, with good view of Galtee Mountains to S. Circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by bank (overall Wth 8.75m; Wth at top 1.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.75m) only seen at S-SW and obscured by dense vegetation elsewhere. Fosse (overall Wth 12.25m; basal Wth 3m; D 0.8m) also only seen S-SW. Interior densely overgrown with vegetation (H 1-1.3m). Concrete structure c. 10m to S. Enclosure (TS060-094----) is c. 20m to S. Named 'Rathcloheen' on latest edition OS 6-inch map.

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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