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Field system

Castlelake, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Field system, Castlelake, 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
Castlelake
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.51584, -7.94475
SMR number
TS060-116004-

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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

On a N-facing slope in gently undulating terrain overlooking the River Suir, in pasture. Possibly associated with Castlelake tower house (TS060-116001-) c. 150m to the NE and settlement (TS060-116----). Ballynahinch tower house (TS060-059001-) is across the river c. 400m to the NW. A large sub-rectangular enclosure (diam. 85m N-S; 30.7m E-W) defined by an earthen and stone bank (Wth 1.8m crest; 3.5-5.2m base; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.17-0.5m). The S end has been truncated by a farm roadway running E-W along the N side of the field boundary which runs E-W at the S end of the enclosure. The enclosure tapers towards the S to 24m E-W. Currently the enclosure N of the roadway is divided into two paddocks. Further earthen banks are evident in the field S of the farm roadway extending S from the enclosure, though not forming any clear pattern. At least two banks are clearly aligned N-S, falling with the natural slope, one of which may be an earlier field boundary as it appears in roughly the same location as a line of trees on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map.

See attached:
TS060-116004- OS Ortho, viewed 8 March 2021

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 15 July 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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