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Barrow - ditch barrow

Ballynahinch (ballygriffin Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

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Townland
Ballynahinch (ballygriffin Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.53838, -7.96036
SMR number
TS060-142----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 improved pasture. Circular sunken area (dims. 5.4m NNW-SSE; 5.2m ENE-WSW) defined by fosse (overall Wth 1.9m; basal Wth 0.3m; D 0.15m) NNW-S and disturbed by levelled field boundary (long axis NNW-SSE) to W. Ditch-barrow (TS060-20 NEW) is c. 90m to W. A third depression to NW may represent a poorly preserved ditch-barrow as according to local information, clay was dumped into it. Enclosure (TS060-020----) is c. 20m to W.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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