Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballynahow (bruis Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynahow (bruis Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.46071, -8.23027
- SMR number
- TS066-061----
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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 improved pasture. Circular area (dims. 9m N-S; 10m E-W) defined by low bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.45m) SW-ESE. Breaches in bank at SW, WNW, ENE and E. Fosse (basal Wth 1.3m; overall Wth 3.3m; D 0.15m) traceable SW-NE and ENE-E, and is best defined W-N. Interior denuded of soil exposing roots of several trees planted within. Monument truncated by field boundary (long-axis ENE-WSW) and deep land drain (D c. 1.5m) across SSE-sector. Evidence of old water channels as a result of land drainage; Natural scarp of dry water channel (long-axis E-W) is 4.5m to N. Ditch barrow (TS066-061001-) located 2m to W.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch 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.