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
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.53543, -7.74624
- SMR number
- TS062-003004-
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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 pasture, surrounding field quite waterlogged at time of inspection. Monument visible on aerial photograph taken in 1974 (GSI S.597/8, 16-4-1974). Circular flat-topped mound (diam. 18m N-S; 17.6m E-W) defined by scarp (H 0.58-0.72m) and shallow ext. fosse (Wth 2.8-4.2m; D 0.13-0.72m). Scarp slips into the fosse in the NE, SE and SW quadrant, may be entrance features or cattle denudation. Interior is slightly raised (H 0.34 over 4m) in the N quadrant.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 8 October 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.