Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Earthwork
Railstown (railstown Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Railstown (railstown Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.49037, -7.79974
- SMR number
- TS061-125003-
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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
On a rise in undulating terrain in pasture. In the field enclosing Railstown church (TS061-125----) and graveyard (TS061-125001-), immediately to the N, W and E, there are numerous earthworks, some definable while others do not form a recognisable patter. The earthworks consist of low banks (Wth top 1.6m; base 3.7m; H 0.15-0.25m). The most definable earthworks are approximately 30m E of the graveyard and consist of three conjoined rectangular or sub-rectangular enclosures (dims. 15m x 23m; 25m x 24.5m; 24.5m x 46.5m) running from S to N respectively, with a fourth (dims. 28.5m x 32.4m) running E-W conjoined to the latter two. These earthworks may be related to the deserted settlement of Railstown/Kilbragh (TS061-126----), the earthworks of which are located c. 200m to the SW.
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.