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Enclosure

Newtowndrangan, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Newtowndrangan, 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
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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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

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 Identified as a possible circular enclosure defined by a denuded earthen bank (Lennon 2001, Unpublished Archaeological Testing Report).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 Unpublished Archaeological Testing Report, National Monuments Section, Heritage and Planning Division, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin..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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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