Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - ringwork
Thomastown Demesne South, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Thomastown Demesne South
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47356, -8.03753
- SMR number
- TS068-005----
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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
Raised oval area (dims. c. 34m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth c. 6.3m; H 2.25m). Possible remains of entrance at S, where there is a slight depression in scarp. Interior generally level and tilts slightly downslope to S with prevalent slope, poached by cattle and round feeder in centre. Single hawthorn and large piece of limestone protrudes from ground at base of W bank. A towerhouse (TS068-032----) is located c. 250m to SW and a medieval church (TS068-001001-) is located c. 700m to the N.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.