Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ring-barrow
Ballyglass Lower (clonpet Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass Lower (clonpet Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44530, -8.16709
- SMR number
- TS067-052001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In level pasture with yellow ragweed. Circular area (diam. c. 18m) defined by an internal fosse (Wth 3m; Dth 0.05), a wide low outer bank (Wth 5.2m; int. H 0.05m; ext. H 0.05m), traces of an external fosse (Wth 1.7m; D 0.2-0.4m) are also visible. A second low profile bank (Wth 5m; H 0.2-0.4m) evident and second external fosse (Wth 1.5m; D 0.15m) is outside latter. Third external bank (Wth 3m; H 0.15m) and a third external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.05m) define outer edges of monument respectively. Curvilinear feature extending around monument NW-N-E-SSE as shown on aerial photo (Air Corps V. 311/2946-7; R505/6) may be a land drain or levelled field boundary. Stream defines S side of monument. Earthworks possible (TS067-052002-) enclose monument to N and E.
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.