Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Garranacanty, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranacanty
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48230, -8.13954
- SMR number
- TS067-007----
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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 low hillock, in undulating pasture. Circular enclosure (dims. c. 21m N-S; inaccessible E-W) defined by scarp (Wth c. 7m; H c. 3-3.5m) and external fosse (Wth 3-4m; D 0.3-0.5m) both visible at N and S and obscured by vegetation E and W. Interior largely impenetrable, but appears to slope downwards to W. Earthen field boundaries radiate from NE and E. Electricity pylon close to SW.
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 - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.