Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Thomastown Demesne South, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Thomastown Demesne South
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.47101, -8.03922
- SMR number
- TS068-032002-
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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, on S-facing slope of low rise, in gently rolling landscape. Not visible at ground level. Natural mound (dims. c. 32m N-S; c. 44m E-W) possibly utilised as vantage point to locate enclosure and Ballymacady Castle (TS068-032001-) to immediate W. No obvious enclosure visible to E or W of castle. Pond to WNW and ESE. Field boundary (long-axis NNE-SSW) to W, between enclosure and castle. Originally identified as a curvilinear feature (Chord c. 50m) on aerial photograph (CUCAP 10 July 1969, AYO 49). Enclosure (TS068-005----) c. 240m to NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.