Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Newtowndrangan, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Newtowndrangan
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.51446, -7.59485
- SMR number
- TS063-080----
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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 a SW-facing slope in undulating terrain, in pasture. The area has a number of low natural hillocks. Identified as a possible circular enclosure defined by a denuded earthen bank (Lennon 2001, Unpublished Archaeological Testing Report). Two bowl-barrows (TS063-014001- and TS063-014002-) are located c. 90m and c. 30m to the NNW respectively and an earthwork (TS063-079----) is located c. 85m to the WNW. This monument is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 17 April 2012
References
Lennon, A. M. 2001 Pre-construction testing at Newtowndrangan, Drangan, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished Archaeological Testing Report, National Monuments Section, Heritage and Planning Division, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin.. Excavation licence no.: 01E0225.
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - bowl-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.