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Concentric enclosure

Ballyherberry, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Concentric enclosure, Ballyherberry, 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
Ballyherberry
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.52712, -7.77690
SMR number
TS061-062----

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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

On the SE-edge of a hill top, in undulating terrain sloping gently to SE. Ground quite wet and overgrown with furze and scrub. Forest recently planted W and NW of outer enclosure. Panoramic view E, S and W, impeded upslope to N. Concentric enclosure. The inner enclosure (diam. NW-SE 34.3m) is clearly hachured on the OS 6-inch map. It is defined by a bank (Wth 2.1m crest, 4.7m base; int. H 0.86m; ext. H 1.87m) and an outer fosse (Wth 1.7m; D 1.2m). Only the N quadrant is relatively clear of brambles and scrub. No clear evidence of an entrance though this may be overgrown. In the S quadrant there is a gap (Wth 1.2m) in the bank and slight causeway over a widened fosse (Wth 4.2m), however, this appears to be later interference where a field boundary (running N-S) abutts the monument and curves around the E side. This later field boundary is earthen with drystone facing. The inner enclosure is surrounded by a wide flat area (Wth in NW quadrant 40m) enclosed by a low bank (Wth 1.5m crest, 3.5m base; int. H 0.43m; ext. H 0.82m) and shallow outer fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.55m). This bank is depicted on the OS 6-inch map as a continuous, slightly irregular circular field boundary enclosing the internal.

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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