Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-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
- 52.45959, -8.39288
- SMR number
- TS065-009003-
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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. One of a cluster of 5 barrows. Ring-barrows (TS065-009001-; TS065-009002-; TS065-009004) are located 38m to the SSE, c. 65m to the SE and 15m to the NNE respectively and a ditch barrow (TS065-009005-) is located 26m to the WSW. Identified on aerial photographs (Ordnance Survey 2404/3; Bruff 2080). Circular area (diam. 5m) enclosed by an earthen scarp (Wth 0.7m; H 0.05m) with a shallow fosse (Wth at base 0.6m) and an external low broad earthen bank (int. H 0.05m; overall Wth 6m). The interior is level and clear of overgrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 12 May 2014
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.