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Barrow - ring-barrow

Carron (St. John Baptist Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Barrow - ring-barrow, Carron (St. John Baptist 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
Carron (St. John Baptist Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.47525, -7.88823
SMR number
TS069-002003-

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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

On a SW-facing slope, in the SW quadrant of Carron ceremonial enclosure (TS069-002001-). A small ring-barrow (overall diam. 9m N-S; 9.4m E-W) defined by a low central mound (H 0.05-0.15m; diam. 2.3m), fosse (Wth 0.9-1.2m; D 0.05-0.12m) and outer bank (Wth 1.6m; ext. H 0.1m). A larger ring-barrow (TS069-002002-) is located 4.8m to the NE, also within the ceremonial enclosure, and the fosse of the ceremonial enclosure is 9m to the SW. This ring-barrow is clearly visible on a 3-D modelling image (see https://skfb.ly/KuHP).

See attached images:
TS069-002003-_01 3-D modelling image
TS069-002003-_02
TS069-002003-_03

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 3 April 2018

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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