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Castle - motte

Cloghleigh (Relickmurray & Athassel Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - motte, Cloghleigh (Relickmurray & Athassel Par.), 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
Cloghleigh (Relickmurray & Athassel Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.47639, -7.98546
SMR number
TS068-016----

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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 very undulating pasture, on high ground above valley, on the S side of the River Suir. Monument appears to utilise naturally unulating land. Circular area (diam. c. 40m - map measurement) defined by substantial earthen scarp (Wth 5.4m; H 3.5m) appears to utilise natural rise of undulating ground. Intervening fosse (Wth 8.4m; Dth 0.3m) clearly evident S-W-WNW and bailey visible E-NE between outer scarp and earthwork (TS068-16001-). No fosse NW-NE as scarp falls steeply to natural slope of similar gradient. Outer bank (Wth 7m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.55m) of earth and a lot of rounded stones SW-W-NW appears to have been constructed by throwing fosse material outwards. It is likely that this was incorporated into field boundary ENE-S-W as shown on 1905 OS 6-inch map. Long, uniform 'ramp' feature leads up bank to gap (Wth 1.5m) in inner scarp at E. Earthwork (TS068-016001-) adjacent to E of monument. Interior inaccessible due to dense growth of thorn trees. Heavy tree cover in and around the monument, otherwise excellent views afforded, particularly over valley of River Suir W-N-E and NE to Athassel Abbey (TS068-013----).

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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