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Hilltop enclosure

Windmill, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hilltop enclosure, Windmill, 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
Windmill
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.50199, -7.89286
SMR number
TS061-072----

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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

In improved pasture, on top of a conspicuous rise (spot height 143m OD). Excellent views in all directions and Rock of Cashel clearly visible to NNE. Oval area (dims. 59m N-S; 54m E-W) defined by earthen bank (overall Wth 9.75m; max. Wth at top 2.5m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 1.45m). Large area (dims. 12m N-S; 8m E-W) excavated from bank at E. Entrance (overall Wth 5.5m; basal Wth 2.3m) at NE. U-shaped fosse (overall Wth 12.75m; basal Wth 2m; D 1.1m) best preserved NNW-WSW is truncated by field boundary around outer elements WSW-NNW. Field boundary respects monument around N-arc. Ring of mature trees around exterior of fosse may cling onto remains of an outer bank (overall Wth 4.55m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.15m) apparent N-ESE. Interior has a low rise off-centre to N, which may represent remains of a structure. Rectangular enclosure (TS061-167----) abuts monument c. 1.5m to E and leper hospital (TS061-073----) is c. 25m to ENE.

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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