Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballyglass Upper (clonpet Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass Upper (clonpet Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44144, -8.16300
- SMR number
- TS067-070----
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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 gentle N-facing slope. Circular enclosure (dims. c. 23m N-S; c. 22m E-W) defined by remnants of inner earthen bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H c. 0.6m; ext. H c. 0.5m) NE-E-S-SW. Breach (Wth 3.8m) at E and S. Intervening fosse (Wth 4.5m; basal Wth 1.75; Dth 0.5m). Outer bank (Wth c. 2.78m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.75m) NE-E-S-NW. Traces of outer fosse (Wth 3.58m; basal Wth1.8m; D 0.1m) NE-E-S-SW. Interior slopes downwards to N, mature trees within, on banks and in fosses. Enclosure truncated in N-sector due to modern dwelling and garden, c. 20 years old. Enclosed to E and S by field boundary flanked by public road. Gortavoher Wood on rising ground to S.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.