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Castle - ringwork

Woodhouse, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - ringwork, Woodhouse, 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
Woodhouse
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.51843, -7.75447
SMR number
TS062-037----

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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

On a natural rise in undulating terrain under pasture. River flows N-S 30m W of outer bank in W quadrant. Raised oval area (diam. 32.8m N-S; 25.3m E-W) defined by a low earthen and stone bank (Wth 6.9m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.84-2.7m) which is mainly reduced to scarp, round-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.6m) and outer bank (Wth 13.9m; ext. H 0.62m). According to the landowner some levelling took place at this monument in the 1950s and the outer bank was flattened in places, this is particularly evident in W and NW quadrant. Possible entrance in SE quadrant (Wth 5m) where the scarp is eroded, there is no corresponding causeway over the fosse. Hedgerow has been planted around the base of the outer bank in the E-SE-S sector.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 14 October 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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