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Barrow - ring-barrow

Mooresfort, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Mooresfort, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Mooresfort
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.45379, -8.29972
SMR number
TS066-083001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In improved pasture, on a plateau of a N-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 4m N-S; 4m E-W) defined by distinctive fosse (Wth 2.45m; D 0.18m) with traces of possible outer bank (Wth 4.05m; int. H 0.18m; ext. H 0.05m) best preserved NW-NNE and E-WSW. Interior is slightly dome shaped sloping down gently all around to fosse. Perimeter of interior is c. 0.08m below exterior ground level, but crown in centre of dome shaped interior is same height as exterior ground level. visible on aerial photograph (ref. OS 2437/6) as a roughly circular enclosure.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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