Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Railstown (kilconnell Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Railstown (kilconnell Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.49705, -7.79286
- SMR number
- TS061-119----
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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 recently reseeded field, on a gentle W-facing slope. No visible surface trace. Possible trace of fosse at E and W, but these could be natural undulations. Post and wire fence close to S. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map and on the 2nd (1952-54) ed. map and 1954 OS Field Memorandums as an oval area enclosed by a fosse (map overall diam. c. 64m NE-SW; c. 53m NW-SE) in all but the SW quadrant where there is a break in both the bank and fosse. Ringfort (TS061-120----) is c. 180m to SE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.