Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Ballyherberry, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyherberry
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52862, -7.76719
- SMR number
- TS061-063----
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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 woodland, enclosed by rough pasture to NE and tillage to S. Rectangular area (dims. 30m NE-SW; 28m NW-SE) defined by inner bank (overall Wth 6.8m; Wth at top 1.35m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.5m) which is best preserved to NE (L 26m), SE (L 25m) and SW (L 29m) and lower along NW-side (L 28m). Entrance gap (overall Wth 3m; basal Wth 1.25m) in centre of NE-side. Flat bottomed, intervening fosse (overall Wth 5.1m; basal Wth 2.7m; D 0.65m) is well preserved. Outer bank (overall Wth 8m; Wth at top 5.25m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.5m) along SW-side, which is flanked on exterior by a stream and field boundary (dims. Wth at top 1.8m; Overall Wth 3.65m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.5m) on exterior. Interior slopes down gently to SW and has traces of lazy beds (long axis NE-SW), which extend over base of bank along SW-side.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 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.