Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Barrow - ditch barrow
Garranacanty, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranacanty
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.48494, -8.13707
- SMR number
- TS067-137----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 generally flat terrain, sloping slightly to the E, in pasture. There are good views to the E and S, though limited by trees and the view N and W is limited by a ridge. A circular enclosure visible on satellite imagery (Google Earth satellite imagery, 16 December 2016), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère. A low circular flat-topped mound (diam. 7.6m; H 0.2-0.6m) enclosed by a shallow fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.1m). One of a group of four ditch barrows, TS067-136--- is 9m to the W, TS067-138---- is 40m to the SW and TS067-139---- is c. 17m to the SSW.
See attached:
TS067-137----_01 Overview from E
TS067-137----_02 Overview from S
TS067-137----_03 Google Earth satellite imagery, 16 December 2016
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 January 2021
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