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Concentric enclosure

Kilbragh (Kilbragh Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Concentric enclosure, Kilbragh (Kilbragh 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
Kilbragh (Kilbragh Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.48312, -7.80019
SMR number
TS069-017----

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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

In generally level pasture, on spot height of 451ft. Remains of sub-circular area (dims. 42m N-S; 37m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 6.2m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.2m) SE-W-NE and truncated by farmyard NE-E-SE. Bank reduced to scarp WNW-NW where trees have been recently felled to make way for ESB line and pole inserted at NW. Wide intervening fosse (Wth 8.45m; D 1.2m) enclosed by berm (Wth 10m; H 0.7m) which rises from fosse to outer bank. Outer bank (Wth 3.8m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.0m). Fosse, berm and outer bank removed NW-N-NE. Traces of outer fosse (basal Wth 3.25m; Wth7.05m; D 0.2m) SE-S-NW. The interior is generally level, with tall conifers growing in the W sector. There is a causewayed entrance (Wth 5m) through the outer bank and inner bank (Wth 7m) at SW. A linear (long-axis NE-SW) sod-covered wall (L 18m; T 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.25m) flanks the W side of the causeway, across the berm and intervening fosse. There is a hut site (TS069-017001-) located on the NW berm of the enclosure, abutting the interior of the outer bank of same. There is no visible surface trace of the earthwork which is depicted to the N of the concentric enclosure on the latest edition OS 6-inch map. Extant monument and possible earthwork visible on aerial photograph (GSI. S.656/5 16 April 1974).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 14 August 2017

Nearby in the register

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

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