Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Boscabell, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boscabell
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52930, -7.84636
- SMR number
- TS061-029----
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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 gently undulating pasture. Oval area (dims. 28m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by bank (overall Wth 5.25m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.65m) N-E which is very low profile SW-W and reduced to scarp (Wth 3.35m; H 0.4m) E-SW. Bank is incorporated into field boundary NNW-ENE where it is best preserved. Gap (Wth 16m) where bank is levelled W-NNW. Possible fosse (overall Wth 6.35m; basal Wth 1.75m; D 0.15m) SE-S, is backfilled elsewhere and occupied by a trackway NW-E. Interior has a gentle S-facing slope.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.