Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - motte
Cloghleigh (relickmurray & Athassel Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.