Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilknockan, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilknockan
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.49836, -7.69228
- SMR number
- TS062-117----
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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 N-facing slope in gently undulating terrain under pasture. Monument has been levelled but is still visible as a large roughly circular enclosure (diam. 73m N-S; 83m E-W) defined by a bank (Wth 6.4-7.3m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.27-0.73m), fosse (Wth 4.5-6.1m; D 0.25-0.43m) and outer bank or counterscarp (Wth 2.8-5.8m). Telegraph pole roughly in centre of enclosure with post and pail fence around it. Bank is poorly preserved from SW-W-NW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringwork and baileyunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.