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Castle - ringwork and bailey

Shanakyle, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - ringwork and bailey, Shanakyle, 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
Shanakyle
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.52818, -7.62669
SMR number
TS062-065----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

In pasture, on an elevated area of a NE-facing slope, overlooking valley of stream. An enclosure (TS062-029----) lies c. 250m to the NE. An oval area (dims. 38m E-W; 23m N-S) defined by a substantial bank (Wth at top 2.1m; overall Wth 12.7m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.25m) from WSW-W-NNW, a steep scarp (Wth 7.3m; H 3.4m) in the NE quadrant and lower scarp (Wth 5.15m; H 1.2m) from E-S-WSW and a deeply cut, wide fosse (basal Wth 3.9m; overall Wth 13.75m; D 1.85m) from WSW-W-NW and a well-formed, yet shallower fosse from ENE-E-WSW. A ramp-like 'causeway' (Wth 2m) climbs steadily around the curvilinear contour of the bank at NW, accessing the entrance (overall Wth 6m; basal Wth 3m) at N. A causeway (Wth c. 5.5m) at the WSW may be recent. The interior slopes gently to the NE and levels out toward the scarp on the N side. A field boundary, running ENE-WSW, traverses the monument off-centre to the SSE. There are traces of a possible levelled outer bank WSW-W-NW of the monument which may have enclosed a bailey area (dims. 27m E-W) with a possible entrance at the WNW. There are natural water channels to the SW and a narrow, possibly man-made, channel located 18m to the E-SE. Enclosure (TS062-029----) is c. 250m to NE.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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