Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Knockbrit, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockbrit
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.50769, -7.77280
- SMR number
- TS061-109----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 pasture, on a W-facing slope. Sub-rectangular area (dims. 33m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by remains of earthen bank (overall Wth 7m; Wth at top 3m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.45m) to N, S and short return at N-end of W-side. S-half of W-side is disturbed, possibly by quarrying. Enclosing elements absent on E-side, as per latest edition OS 6-inch map. Fosse (overall Wth 6.6m; basal Wth 3.7m; D 0.3m) along N-side and a feint trace at S. Interior slopes down sharply to W, with prevalent slope. Swallow hole and deep land drain (long axis E-W) to immediate S and SW respectively.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.