Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Hymenstown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Hymenstown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44645, -7.94334
- SMR number
- TS068-078----
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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 gentle E-facing slope. Roughly oval area (dims. c. 47m N-S; c. 39m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth c. 8.5m; int. H c. 0.9m; ext. H c. 1.4m) NE-S-W-NW. Bank gone and modified to N. Possible entrance (Wth c. 5m) at SSE. Breach in bank at ENE (Wth c. 2m). External fosse (Wth c. 6.5m; D c. 0.45m) SSW-W. Bank covered in whitethorn with some ash. Interior clear of vegetation, except N side where there are lots of briars. Enclosure (TS068-095----) located c. 300m to SSW; Ringfort (TS068-080----) located c. 530m to NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.