Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-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
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.45343, -8.28782
- SMR number
- TS066-101001-
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 pasture, on a gentle SE-facing slope. Semi-circular area (dims. 20m ENE-WSW; 9m WNW-ESE) defined by curvilinear scarp (Wth 3.2m; H 0.55m) E-SW, an inner fosse (basal Wth 2.15m; overall Wth 7.2m; D 0.4m) E-SW and intervening bank (int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.5m; Wth 6.35m) E-SW and an outer fosse (basal Wth 1.5m; overall Wth 5.55m; D 0.3m) E-SW and outer bank (int H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m; Wth 5.7m) E-SW, has gap (Wth 6m) at SSE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.