Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
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
- 52.44884, -8.28466
- SMR number
- TS066-106----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In improved pasture, in level hollow of undulating field. Rectangular trivallate area (dims. 14m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by remains of an inner levelled bank (Wth 4.05m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.15m) which is best preserved at S (L 16m), but visible to E (L 16m) and W (L 13.5m). Possible remains of outer the edge of this bank along N-side of drain, but otherwise truncated by same. Inner fosse (basal Wth 1.2m; overall Wth 3.55m; D 0.2m) to E, S and W. Short length (8m) of middle bank (Wth 5.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.15m) and fosse (basal Wth 1m; overall Wth 3.5m; D 0.15m) at E. Short length (5m) of outer bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.18m; ext. H 0.15m) and fosse (basal Wth 2m; overall Wth 4.9m; D 0.15m) at E. Interior slopes down to N and is featureless.
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 - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.