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Enclosure

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

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, 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
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.47193, -7.98112
SMR number
TS068-044----

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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 pasture atop E-facing slope. Remains of circular area (dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 28m E-W) defined by levelled earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m). Interior generally level, except large depression in SE quadrant, probably quarried. Depicted on 1900-05 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam c. 20m) to S of track way. Two large depressions at E and SE exterior of monument, probaby quarried. Linear depression (long-axis N-S) to SW of enclosure may be levelled field boundary. Existing field boundary to N with farm track way flanking exterior. Enclosure (TS068-017----) c. 275m to ENE and Athassel Abbey (TS068-013----) visible in distance to N.

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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