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Barrow - ring-barrow

Railstown (Railstown Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Railstown (Railstown Par.), 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
Railstown (Railstown Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.49787, -7.80401
SMR number
TS061-116----

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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, generally level pasture. Circular area (dims. 32m N-S; 31m E-W) containing low oval mound (dims. 7.5m N-S; 4m E-W) in centre defined by scarp (Wth 0.7m; max. H 0.45m) and shallow fosse (overall Wth 3.1m; basal Wth 1.2m; D 0.15m) best defined NE-SE and SW-NW. Low intervening bank (overall Wth 9.4m; Wth at top 2.2m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.45m) is best defined SW-NW, levelled out yet traceable NE-SE and modified elsewhere. Intervening fosse (overall Wth 11.5m; basal Wth 1.7m; D 0.45m) is best preserved around W-arc and inner edge is backfilled NE-SE, where intervening bank may have been levelled into it. Substantial outer bank (overall Wth 9.9m; Wth at top 1.6m; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.45m) is best preserved S-NW and is slightly lower NW-S. Large quantity of stone within fabric of the outermost bank. Entrance (overall Wth 5.75m; basal Wth 2m) at S is one third the depth of total (external) bank height. Outermost fosse (overall Wth 7.5m; basal Wth 2m; D 0.15m) has been backfilled possibly during reseeding of field. It is possible that a fourth outer bank has been levelled as monument is now 11m from field boundary at W and is shown on latest edition OS 6-inch map as almost being truncated by field boundary to W.

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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