Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Moorstown (mora Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moorstown (mora Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44036, -7.78878
- SMR number
- TS069-068----
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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 rough level pasture, to NE of River Moyle. Raised (H 1.0m) oval area (dims. 32m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by well formed earthen bank (Wth 0.3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.9m) SE-W-NW-NE. External fosse (Wth 4m at base; D 0.4m) at SW. Drain (long-axis WSW-ENE) skirts monument to N and flows into River Moyle. Interior has slight tilt downslope to E and has no grass cover within due to deep poaching by cattle. Mature trees around bank and within S and W sectors of interior. Barrow (TS069-067----) located 900m to SW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.