Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Concentric enclosure
Woodhouse, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Woodhouse
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52230, -7.74540
- SMR number
- TS062-038----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 summit of hill in generally undulating terrain. Hill has been planted with mixed forest of deciduous and coniferous trees c. 5 years old, the monument has been avoided, though the trees are just outside the N edge of the outermost fosse. Interior slopes gently to ENE. According to Cahill (1982) the monument was levelled, however, it is still visible though difficult to discern in long hummocky grass. Enclosure consists of a central, roughly circular area (diam. 25m N-S) defined by a broad, low bank almost reduced to scarp (Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.5m), a slight ext. fosse (Wth 7.2m; D 0.08m), wide berm (Wth 21-24.8m), outer bank (Wth 9-9.4m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.56m) and outer fosse (Wth 4.2m; D 0.17m). Gap (Wth c. 5m) in outer bank in the SE quadrant. Outer bank and fosse are not visible at ground level from W-N-NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Cahill, M. 1982 The archaeology of the Barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished M. A. thesis.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.