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
- 52.45032, -7.96619
- SMR number
- TS068-077----
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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
Roughly oval area (dims. c. 82m N-S; c. 92m E-W) defined by low earthen bank (Wth c. 2.5m; int. H c. 1.1m) ENE-S. Substantial earthen bank (Wth c. 5m; int. H c. 0.9m; ext. H c. 2.0m ) S-NNW. Scarp (Wth c. 2.6m; ext. H c. 1.0m) NNW-ENE. Breach (Wth c. 2m) at SE; breach (Wth c. 3m) at SSW; breach (Wth c. 2.2m) at NW. Entire bank and scarp covered in briars etc. and a variety of whitethorn, oak, fir etc. Interior generally level. Raised (H c. 0.25m) irregular shaped area defined by levelled scarp (H c. 0.25m) on NW and W sides, enclosing eastern side of interior (dims. c. 56m N-S, c. 43m E-W). Field boundary (long axis N-S) crosses interior (L c. 48m). Enclosure (TS068-074---) located c. 500m to W; Enclosure (TS068-075---) located c. 700m ENE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
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