Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballynilard, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynilard
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.46916, -8.18862
- SMR number
- TS066-200----
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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
On a low hill in undulating lowland, sloping gently towards the River Ara which flows c. 140m to the N. Prior to the construction of a proposed solar farm, a geophysical survey identified a circular enclosure (Leigh 2016). This enclosure was confirmed by archaeological testing (Quinn 2016). The enclosure (diam. c. 42m) is defined by a fosse (Wth c. 3.2m) with gradually sloping sides (ibid., 26, 41). The geophysical results showed a break in the fosse in the SW quadrant, this was confirmed by excavation and suggests this was the location of the entrance (ibid., 26). The excavation also suggested that there may have been an enclosing bank which had been levelled (ibid., 31).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 6 December 2016
References
Leigh, J. M. 2016 Geophysical Survey report: Ballynilard, County Tipperary (Licence no. 16R0139). Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
Quinn, B. 2016 Report on the results of archaeological testing of a proposed solar farm at Ballynilard, Tipperary, Co. Tipperary (Licence no. 16E0480). Unpublished report submitted to the National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Bullaun stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.