Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Lissobihane, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lissobihane
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.45750, -8.30722
- SMR number
- TS066-183002-
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 rough, gently undulating pasture. Identified during field survey by Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly (9 December 2008). A ditch barrow (TS066-183001-) is located c. 31m to the E and a ring-barrow and a ditch barrow (TS066-184001- and TS066-184002-) are located c. 52m to WSW. A circular area (dims. 4.75m N-S; 4.6m E-W) defined by a shallow fosse (Wth 1.2m; D 0.04m). The interior is level and the same height as the external ground level. The monument overlooks a former bog to the N and E which was planted with conifers c. 8 years ago.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 9 September 2014
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.