Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Ballynaveen, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynaveen
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.46329, -8.39303
- SMR number
- TS065-007004-
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
In gently undulating wet pasture, on the E edge of a small barrow cemetery, with a ring-barrows (TS065-007001-; TS065-007002- and TS065-007003-) c. 100m to the W, c. 110m to the WNW and c. 45m to the NNW respectively and ditch barrows (TS065-007005-; TS065-007006- and TS065-007007-) c. 20m to the W, c. 50m to the SW and c. 70m to the WNW respectively. Identified during field inspection. Circular area (diam. 4m) enclosed by an earthen scarp (Wth 0.4m; H 0.1m) with a shallow fosse (Wth at base 0.4m; overall Wth 0.6m; D 0.1m). The scarped edge and fosse enclose the monument on all sides with the fosse being best preserved N-S being barely discernable S-N. The interior is level and clear of overgrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.