Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyknock, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyknock
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53608, -7.86999
- SMR number
- TS061-007003-
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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 pasture, on a NW-facing slope; Scrub on hillside to immediate SE. Conjoined to enclosure (TS061-007002-) to W via shared fosse. Circular area (dims. 21m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by well preserved flat-topped earthen bank (overall Wth 3.95m; Wth at top 1.75m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.1m). Entrance (Wth 4m) at NNW which is eroded but appears to be causewayed. Fosse (overall Wth 4.7m; basal Wth 1.75m; D 1.7m) is shared SW-NW and is absent NW-NNW. Fosse (overall Wth 6.05m; basal Wth 1.75m; D 1.7m) NNW-SW. Interior slopes down to NW. Enclosure (TS061-007001-) is c. 30m to WSW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Pit-burialunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.