Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rathcloheen, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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.