Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballylusky (magowry Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballylusky (magowry Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52970, -7.62378
- SMR number
- TS062-029----
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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
In generally level pasture, on a very gentle S-facing slope. Ringforts (TS062-065---- and TS062-066----) are located c. 240m to the SW and c. 300m to the SE respectively. A circular area (diam. 21m) defined by the remains of a fosse (overall Wth 4.35-4.55m; basal Wth 1.2-2m; D 0.1-0.3m). The fosse is flanked by the remains of a levelled field boundary which is defined as an E-facing scarp (Wth 2.1m; H 0.15m) enclosing the levelled monument from S-W-NW. It is depicted on the 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map as circular area (diam. c. 35m).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - ringwork and baileyunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 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.