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Enclosure

Shanakyle, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, 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
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.52906, -7.62885
SMR number
TS062-156----

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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 improved pasture, on a gentle SE-facing slope. Rectangular enclosures (TS062-157---- and TS062-158----) are located c. 10m to NE and c. 3m to W respectively. The remains of a sub-oval area (dims. 30m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a levelled bank (overall Wth 8.05m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.5m), best preserved from SE-W-NW; the shallow remains of a possible fosse (overall Wth 4.2m; basal Wth 1.25m; D 0.05m) from SE-W-NW and the possible remains of an outer bank (overall Wth 2.6m; Wth at top 1.25m; int. H 0.05m; ext. H 0.1m) from SE-W-NW. The interior has a SE-facing slope and is split level, where the N sector is raised and defined by an E-W running scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 0.4m).

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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