Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Lagganstown Lower, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lagganstown Lower
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.45231, -7.95635
- SMR number
- TS068-075----
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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 N sector of pasture field and remainder in small paddock to rear of single storey cottage. Circular area (dims. c. 27.5m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by levelled out bank; high scarp S-W-NW (Wth c. 2.45m; H. c. 5.5m) and low scarp WNW-N-ENE (Wth c. 4m; H c. 0.6m) and very low scarp (Wth c. 4m; H. 0.6m) ENE-S. Interior slopes down gently to E. External fosse (Wth 8.5m; D 2.45m) and only traces exist at WNW. A natural depression exists at WNW-N and no fosse is present at N-SE. Corner of shed protrudes into fosse area at SE and wall protrudes into fosse SE-SSE. Fosse has a very low profile SE-SW (Wth c. 3.0m; D c. 0.2m). ext Wth of scarp c. 5.50m at S; ext H of scarp c. 1.10m at S. Enclosure (TS068-077----) located c. 700m to WSW; Enclosure (TS068-076----) located c. 970m to ESE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.