Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Knockkelly, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockkelly
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.50195, -7.66869
- SMR number
- TS062-094----
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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 gently undulating terrain surrounded by pasture. Monument is planted with deciduous trees c. 6-10 years old. Hedgerow runs N-S along E side of moated site. Rectangular enclosure (diam. 30.3m N-S; 35.8m E-W) defined by a round-topped bank (Wth 6.2-7.9m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1-1.68m)); flat-bottomed waterlogged fosse (Wth 3.3-3.6m; D 1.38-1.63m) and counter-scarp bank (Wth 3.2m; ext. H 0.3m). Bank has been damaged by animal burrows. Causewayed entrance (Wth 3.2m) in W quadrant. Leat (L c. 5m; Wth 1.5m) at E end of S side which connects to a stream running roughly E-W along S side of moated site.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.