Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Ballywire, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballywire
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.43907, -8.31111
- SMR number
- TS066-169002-
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, level pasture. Identified as one of a pair of unclassified barrows during a survey by Eoin Grogan. Remains of oval area (dims. 4m NE-SW; 2.8m NW-SE) defined by shallow fosse (Wth 1.8m; D 0.12m) NNE-WNW and truncated by shallow land drain (long-axis NE-SW) across NW-sector. Interior only marginally lower than exterior by 0.03m. Ditch barrow (TS066-169001-) is conjoined to SE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.