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Hilltop enclosure

Knocksaintlour, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hilltop enclosure, Knocksaintlour, 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
Knocksaintlour
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.49227, -7.88449
SMR number
TS061-179----

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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

Enclosing the top of Knocksaintour hill, in pasture. There is a panoramic view from this monument which includes several prominent monuments such as Rathnadrinna hilltop enclosure (TS061-089001-) c. 650m to the E; a possible henge (TS069-002001-) at Carron 1.8km to the S; a hilltop enclosure (TS061-072----) on Windmill hill 1.2m to the NW and the Rock of Cashel 3.1km to the NNW. The monument was identified on aerial photographs (Colm Chambers 2012). The N arc of a bank are all that survive above ground of this hilltop enclosure. The roughly circular enclosing element is clearly visible as a cropmark on aerial photographs (diam. 76m N-S; 63m E-W). The cropmark corresponds with the base of the hilltop. The bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.2m; Wth at top 1.3m; Wth at base 3.3m) in the N quadrant has been incorporated into an E-W field boundary, which apart from this arc consists of a low, unimpressive bank. There is a slight suggestion of an outer fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.2m) in the N quadrant but this may be a depression caused by animals sheltering against the bank. The hill (H 1.9m) rises quite sharply in the interior 6m S of the bank. There is a depression in the NE quadrant between the hillslope and the bank, possibly a result of quarrying.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 13 June 2013

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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