Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Brickendown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brickendown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.51898, -7.83549
- SMR number
- TS061-034----
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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 level pasture. Oval area (dims 64m N-S; 60m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 3.1m; min. H 0.4m; max. H 0.55m) NE-S; bank (overall Wth 5.8m; Wth at top 1.65m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.5m) S-SSW; scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 1.4m) SSW-NW and bank (exterior Wth only 1.6m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H not possible to measure due to dense overgrowth) NW-NE. Fosse (overall Wth 5.55-6.75m; basal Wth 1.7-3.45m; min. D 0.4m; max. D 0.55m) is obscured by vegetation W-E. Field boundary encloses monument W-E. Remnants of field boundary (overall Wth 2.65m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.5m) intermittent S-SSW. Interior is slightly undulating within and a large yet shallow pond occupies E-half. Slight rise to W of pond. Forestry encloses monument SW-W, c. 12m from fosse.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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