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Enclosure

Crampscastle, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Crampscastle, 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
Crampscastle
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.47069, -7.68072
SMR number
TS070-045001-

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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 undulating pasture on top of low rise, enclosing castle (TS070-045002-) to S, W and N. Roughly D-shaped area (dims. 93.8m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by natural scarp (Wth 16m; H 1.8m) to W and N. Levelled short return of possible man-made scarp NE-ENE. Post and wire field fence defines straight side to E. Scarp (Wth 2.4m; H 1.3m) incorporated into field boundary along S-side and external fosse (Wth 4.95m; D 0.3m) define the enclosure SE-S-SW. Large chunks (Wth c. 1.2m) of masonry within fosse may be from castle. According to local information, the settlement within was known as Crampstown and comprised of small random rubble stone built houses, which had collapsed and were covered in briars. Large mound (40m N-S; 13m E-W; H over 2.5m) of earthen and stone material abuts scarp at SE and may be 1970s clearance material of the settlement.

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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