Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Emly, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Emly
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.46362, -8.35368
- SMR number
- TS065-013021-
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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 gentle W-facing slope within the NW quadrant of an ecclesiastical enclosure (TS065-013001-) at Emly. A number of fosses, pits and metalled surfaces were uncovered during archaeological excavation prior to the construction of a housing development on the NW side of the village. A burial ground (TS065-013019-) was discovered c. 20-40m to the N and St Peter’s well (TS065-013005-) lies c. 40m to the NW. The earliest phase consists of a pair of substantial, probable curvilinear fosses which appear to be pre-13th-century A.D. in date. These were interpreted as ‘components of a single very large enclosing ditch’ (Henry 2003, 34). An entrance gateway (Wth 2.5m) was uncovered on its eastern side where there is a break in the V-shaped fosse (NW fosse Wth 1.45m; D 0.85m; SW fosse Wth 2.45m; D 0.76m) with two substantial post-holes on either side and a metalled surface between. (Henry 2003 Archaeological excavation at Emly, Co. Tipperary, unpublished report).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 27 August 2012
References
Henry, M. 2003 Archaeological excavation at Emly, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished report, National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. Licence no. 02E1773.
Nearby in the register
- Excavation - miscellaneousunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Architectural fragmentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.