Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Athasselabbey South, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Athasselabbey South
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48021, -8.00035
- SMR number
- TS068-011----
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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, atop very gradual rise of N and E-facing slopes, in SW corner of large L-shaped field. Circular enclosure (dims. c. 16m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.45; ext. H 0.6m) of earth and stone, almost reduced to scarp in places along N half. Linear extension of bank (Wth 2.4m; L 6m) extends (long-axis N-S) from NE corner. Interior tends downslope to E. External fosse (Wth 2.3m; Dth 0.5m) SW-W-NW is shared between conjoined enclosure (TS068-011001-).
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.