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Enclosure

Camus (St. Patricksrock Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Camus (St. Patricksrock Par.), 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
Camus (St. Patricksrock Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.54424, -7.93212
SMR number
TS060-128----

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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 improved pasture, on a gentle ENE-facing slope, on upper edge of flood plain of River Suir. Oval area (dims. 110m N-S; 55m E-W) defined by remains of levelled bank (overall Wth 6.7m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.18m; ext. H 0.7m) SSE-SW and at NNW-N which has been modified SW-N, where pushed in to create a counter scarp on interior and a low bank on exterior. A gradual scarp (Wth 10.5m; H 3.2m) N-SSE is on upper edge of flood plain. Fosse (overall Wth 5.85m; basal Wth 0.65m; D 0.5m) SSE-SW and backfilled SW-N; no evidence of fosse seen around riverside scarp. Possible causeway (Wth 3m) at SW. Interior is sloping downwards to ENE with prevalent slope. Monument incorporated into field as pasture. Wall (long axis NNW-SSE; T 0.4m; H 1.3m max.) truncates monument across ENE-sector. Interior has a wide gully to E-side of field boundary (off-centre to N) which drains into river to ENE.

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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