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Enclosure

Kilknockan, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Kilknockan, 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
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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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 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.

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