Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyglasheen (kilfeakle Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.