Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Gortaknockeare, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortaknockeare
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.45392, -8.15511
- SMR number
- TS067-086----
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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 upper edge of 300ft contour. Enclosure identified on aerial photograph (GSI 16.4.1974, R. 516/515; GSI May 1977, R. 531/0). Circular enclosure (dims. c. 22m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by low earthen bank reduced to scarp (int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.6m; Wth. c. 5.15m), intervening fosse (Wth. c. 1.2m) and outer bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.65m; Wth c. 8m) SSW-W-N-NE. The eastern side is defined NE-SE by the curving external scarp of a conjoined enclosure (TS067-115----). Raised area toward S of interior - possible hut site for a former hut site. Raised irregular shaped area/mound to S. Likely entrance (Wth. c. 3.5-4m) at S. Enclosures (TS067-0050001- and TS067-005002-) located c. 300m to ESE; possible enclosure (TS067-082----) located c. 400m to NW.
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.