Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Toor (bruis Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Toor (bruis Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.45891, -8.23510
- SMR number
- TS066-060002-
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
Within enclosure (TS066-060----), off-centre to N. An adjacent ring-barrow (TS066-060001-) is located to the SW. A circular area (diam. 6m) defined by a fosse (Wth 1.65m; D 0.15m) NNE-S-NW and low outer bank (Wth 1.95m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.05m) visible in the NE quadrant and ESE-S-SSW. Only the scarp (Wth 1.15m; H 0.2m) of the interior is evident in the N quadrant which is c. 2m to SW of the enclosing monument. The interior is grass covered and has a gentle S-facing slope.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 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.