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Enclosure

Gortaknockeare, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Gortaknockeare, 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
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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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 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.

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