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Moated site

Ballycomisk, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, 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
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.48813, -7.83998
SMR number
TS061-098----

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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, at the SSE-end of a ridge (long-axis NNW-SSE). Moated site to WSW consists of the remains of a sub-rectangular area (dims. 33m NNW-SSE; 32m ENE-WSW) defined by levelled scarp (Wth 6m; H 0.8m) to SSE and curvilinear depression of former field boundary to WSW. Possible remains of a linear scarp of WSW-side beyond same. Monument is levelled to NNW where a trackway now exists and it is levelled off downslope gradually to ENE. Remains are very uneven and lumpy along ENE-side. Interior is uneven and lumpy and there are two irregular depressions off-centre to SSE. Moated site (TS061-098001-) is conjoined to the ENE. Farm trackway (Wth 2.5m) is to immediate NNW. Both moated sites are depicted on the OS 6-inch 1952-54 ed. map as conjoined enclosures, this moated site is defined as a sub-rectangular are (dims. c. 48m ENE-WSW; c. 32m NNW-SSE) to WSW and the conjoined moated site (TS061-098001-) as a small, D-shaped area conjoined to ENE. The pond depicted in the interior of this moated site on the OS 6-inch 1952-54 ed. map has been backfilled. Ringfort (TS061-097----) is c. 100m to NW.

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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