Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Lacken (cordangan Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lacken (cordangan Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.45974, -8.12535
- SMR number
- TS067-032----
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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 pasture on a low rise. Semi-circular area (dims c. 25m N-S; c. 34m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth c. 1.6m; H c. 0.7m) c. E-S; higher external height at SW (H c. 1.6m). Intervening fosse (Wth c. 4.5m; D c. 0.7m) E-S-W. External bank (Wth c. 4m; int H c. 0.45m; ext H c. 0.3m) eroded E-S, S-W and covered in vegetation. Possible traces of a second external bank at SE (L c. 10m; int H 0.45m; ext H 0.2m). Earthwork (TS067-031----) located c. 420m to NNE; enclosure (TS067-036----) located c. 800m to ENE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.