Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy tree/bush
Modeshil (sankey), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Modeshil (sankey)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Crannlaght Tree
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.53511, -7.48692
- SMR number
- TS063-024----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 generally level, modern roadside margin (Wth c. 8.5m) adjacent to NW of tertiary road. Named 'Crannlaght Tree' on 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map. Modeshill settlement cluster (TS063-023----) including a church (TS063-023001-) and graveyard (TS063-023002-) are c. 500m along this tertiary road to the NE. It is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.