Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Rathkenny, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathkenny
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.49818, -7.64408
- SMR number
- TS062-134001-
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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 improved pasture, on a W-facing slope. It is conjoined with an enclosure (TS062-134004-) to the S and another enclosure (TS062-034002-) lies c. 50m to NW. A sub-oval area (dims. 26m NE-SW; 20m NW-SE) defined by the remains of a levelled bank reduced to scarp (Wth 5.8m; H 0.2m), with a well-preserved portion of bank (overall Wth 4.65m; Wth at top 1.75m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.1m) surviving in the E quadrant and a fosse (overall Wth 12.55m; basal Wth 3m; D 0.4m) which is particularly deep (overall Wth 5.8m; basal Wth 2.85m; D 1.05m) in the E quadrant. The fosse appears to be respected by a field boundary running N-S along the E edge. The interior slopes to the W.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.