Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Crampscastle, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Castle - hall-houseunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.