Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Lismortagh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lismortagh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53484, -7.69448
- SMR number
- TS062-008001-
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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 SE-facing slope of hill in hilly terrain under pasture. Rectangular enclosure (Wth 43.5m NE-SW; 58m NW-SE) with curving corners, defined by a bank (Wth 4.3-7.4m; int. H 0.32-1.27m; ext. H 1.23-1.63m) and fosse (Wth 2.2-3.4m; D 0.92-1.1m), particularly deep on NE side, with slight outer bank (Wth 2.7m; ext. H 0.6m) at E end of NE side. House platform in NW sector taking advantage of the natural rise in slope. Otherwise interior is level and quite wet as evidenced by rushes. A house platform (TS062-008003-) utilises the NW bank of the moated site to form its NW side, otherwise it is defined by scarp (H 0.95m). Near the W angle on the SW side there is a circular depression (TS062-008002-) indicated as 'cave' on the 1903-04 ed. OS 6-inch map. At the S angle the outer bank curves away from the moated site and terminates at the ditch of a field boundary which runs NW-SE along SW side. According to Barry (1977, 94) the fosse was supplied with water by a local spring.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 8 October 2014
References
Barry, T.B. 1977 Medieval moated sites of south-eastern Ireland. British Archaeological Reports, British Series 35. Oxford.
Nearby in the register
- House - medievalunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.