Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Farranshea, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farranshea
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47230, -7.65827
- SMR number
- TS070-023----
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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 pasture, on a gentle W-facing slope. Levelled remains of rectangular area (dims. c. 18m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by trace of levelled bank (Wth 7m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.1m; L 24m at N; L 18m at E; L 26m at S; L 19m at W). Remains of fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.1m). Levelled outer bank (Wth 17.5m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.15m) along N and S sides. Possible outer fosse (Wth 13m; D 0.4m) is along N-side only. Ringforts (TS070-018---- and (TS070-022001-) located 160m to NW and 230m to NE respectively.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.