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Hilltop enclosure

Farranshea, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hilltop enclosure, Farranshea, 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
Farranshea
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.47652, -7.65319
SMR number
TS070-020002-

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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 pasture, around contour of hill, enclosing ringfort (TS070-020001-). Excellent views all around. Plateau area (36m E-W) to W of ringfort is defined by traces of levelled field boundary/possible bank SW-W-WNW. Possible hilltop enclosure (dims. c. 130m N-S; c. 180m E-W) with enclosing element visible on OS ortho image from E-S and in NW quadrant. No visible surface trace WNW-NE. Depicted as curvilinear field boundary SW-N-NE on 1903-04 edition OS 6-inch map, most of which (WNW-N-NE) forms part of the townland boundary between Farranshea and Everardsgrange. Ground slopes down gently from ringfort to W, N and E and has very steep downslope to S.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 15 December 2016

Nearby in the register

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

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