Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Mooresfort, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mooresfort
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44918, -8.29793
- SMR number
- TS066-098----
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
In improved pasture, on gently sloping area of SSE-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 5.5m N-S; 6m E-W) defined by conspicuous fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.15m) highlighted by wild iris NNE-E. Interior slopes down gently to SSE and is same height as exterior ground level. Field boundary (long-axis WSW-ENE) c. 10m to S. Identified as a ring-ditch on aerial photograph (OS 2436/7 mono).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.