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Enclosure

Ballyglasheen (Kilfeakle Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballyglasheen (Kilfeakle Par.), County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballyglasheen (Kilfeakle Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.46894, -8.06760
SMR number
TS067-043----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In rough pasture, on an E-facing slope with rocky scarp to N. Good views NW-E-SW. Totally overgrown with briars, nettles and trees, except S half of outer enclosing elements. Roughly D-shaped area (diam. c. 30m) defined by inner bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) of earth and stone E-S-W. Stone faced break at SW. Rocky scarp (H c. 6-8m) defines N side. Intervening fosse (Wth 2m at base; D 0.5m) E-S-W. External bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.25m) E-S-W of earth and stone is incorporated into field boundary E-S-SW; stone facing on interior. According to local information, monument used as a quarry about one hundred years ago.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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