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
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44901, -8.28176
- SMR number
- TS066-178----
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 a very gentle W-facing slope in undulating field, on higher ground flanking the E and SE side of a former lake, which has been dry since drainage activities took place in the 1870s/1880s. Identified during field survey by Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly (28 November 2008). A ditch barrow and ring-barrow (TS066-179----; TS066-180----) are located 9m and c. 56m to SSW and SW respectively. A circular area (dims. 4.6m N-S; 5.0m E-W) defined by a distinctive fosse (basal Wth 1.15m; overall Wth 2.9m; D 0.15m) and an outer bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.2m) best defined SW-N-E. The interior is generally level and sloping down gently around the perimeter to the fosse.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.