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Enclosure

Rathcoun, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Rathcoun, 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
Rathcoun
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.49871, -7.92181
SMR number
TS060-107005-

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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 lush pasture, on low hillock and immediately enclosed by mature trees, but otherwise good 360° views from this vantage point. Remains of irregular-shaped area (dims. 30m N-S; 14m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 8m; H 3.45m) SW-W and at NNE where edge of monastery (TS060-107003-) is perched. Enclosing elements badly disturbed by quarrying N-SW and across NW-sector. Fosse (overall Wth 11.2m; basal Wth 2.2m; D 0.18m) SW-W and widens out W-NW. It is disturbed by quarrying NW-E, is not seen E-SE and is backfilled and level SE-SW. Wide, flat berm (Wth at top 4.7m; total Wth 6.45m) evident SW-NW, levelled NW-SE and levelled out into fosse SE-SW. Scarp (Wth 2.4m; H 0.8m) defines outer edge of berm SE-NW. Remains of levelled outer berm (Wth 5.7m) defined by low scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 0.5m) W-NW. Monastery (TS060-107003-) is within NW-quadrant, holy well (TS060-107004-) is to N of same, castle (TS060-107001-) adjoins to ESE, enclosure (TS060-107006-) adjoins to SW and church (TS060-107002-) is c. 60m to SE.

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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