Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Farranshea, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farranshea
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47437, -7.67098
- SMR number
- TS070-016----
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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 level pasture. Remains of oval area (map dims. c. 32m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by semi-circular depression (dims. 16m N-S; 38m E-W) to N defined by differential growth of in-filled fosse (Wth 13m; D 0.75m) W-N-E. Bisected by electric field fence (long axis E-W. Slight visible surface trace of enclosure E-S. Church and graveyard (TS070-015--- and TS070-015001-) c. 115m amd 100m to W respectively. Monument had been levelled c. 1930 (Cahill 1982).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Cahill, M. 1982 The archaeology of the Barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished M. A. thesis.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.