Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Stephenstown,stephenstownbeg, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Stephenstown,stephenstownbeg
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48511, -7.82795
- SMR number
- TS069-012----
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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 a gentle S-facing slope. Roughly oval area (dims. 37m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 2.4m; H 2m) W-N-SSE and bank (Wth 8.2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2.05m) SSE-S-W. Possible causewayed entrance (Wth c. 3.5m) at WNW. Large breach (Wth c. 8m) at N. External fosse (basal Wth 2.2-3.25m; D 1.1-1.2m) is waterlogged SE-S-SW and in-filled c. 6-8m at W. Outer edge of fosse truncated by field boundary at E and S. Interior tends down slope gently to SE. Enclosure (TS069-074----) is c. 240m to ENE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - hollow-wayunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.