Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilknockan, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilknockan
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48634, -7.67349
- SMR number
- TS070-013----
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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
On fairly level ground in pasture with Clashawley river flowing roughly N-S c. 30m SE of monument. Roughly circular ringfort (diam. 45m N-S; 43m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3.1-4m; int. H 0.33-0.58m; ext. H 0.5m-1.06m) composed of gravelly clay. No visible trace of an external fosse. Bank is quite disturbed, particularly in SE quadrant. Soil dumped in interior against bank in E quadrant. Bank is overgrown with brambles from NE-E-SE and is surmounted by hedgerow from SW-W-NE. Gap in S sector (Wth 5m) utilised by machinery to gain access to interior. Trees, c. 10-15 years old, are growing in the W half of the interior with some conifers in the NE quadrant. Enclosure is adjacent to a horse burial ground and three horse graves (dims. 1.7m x 3.8m; D 1.1m; 1.8m x 3.4m; D 0.6m; 1.8m x 1.3m; D 0.2m) have been dug in the interior in the N and NW quadrant, these were open at time of inspection with the upcast placed to one side.
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.