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Barrow - ring-barrow

Ballycomisk, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Ballycomisk, 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
Ballycomisk
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.49357, -7.83601
SMR number
TS061-094----

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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 pasture, on top of the S-end of a ridge (long axis NNW-SSE) at a height of 500ft OD. Excellent views in all directions. Oval mound (dims. 38m NNW-SSE; 34m ENE-WSW) defined by scarp (max. Wth 4.15m; H 0.6m) best preserved NE-SE. Possible causeway (Wth 4.5m) at W. Fosse SSW-SE is best preserved (max. overall Wth 7.65m; max basal Wth 2.4m; D 0.15m) NE-SE. Fosse is truncated by curvilinear field boundary SE-SSW, which is within fosse and respecting its curvature. Scant remains of outer bank (overall Wth 5.9m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.25m) SW-WNW. Gentle, oval depression (dims. c. 14m ENE-WSW; c. 12m NNW-SSE) off-centre to SSE which is covered by nettles. Depression is also clearly identifiable on aerial photographs (ASIAP (35) 17-20, 03/08/1996).
This is a National Monument (no. 581).

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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