Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - unclassified
Foulkstown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Foulkstown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53261, -7.74841
- SMR number
- TS062-002----
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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 S-facing slope in undulating terrain, under pasture. Possible fulacht fia (TS062-151----) located 4m to NE. Small roughly circular raised area (diam. 21m N-S; c. 18m E-W) of gravelly clay construction, defined by scarp (H 0.46-0.88m). The interior rises slightly towards the centre (H 0.34 over 4m). The W quadrant is incorporated in a field boundary which curves around the edge of the monument and is surmounted by hedgerow with conifers. An external ditch is associated with the field boundary.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.