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Moated site

Killerk North, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Killerk North, 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
Killerk North
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.44158, -7.72249
SMR number
TS070-089----

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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 tillage, near upper edge of E-facing slope. Roughly rectangular area (dims. 22m N-S; 30m E-W) with rounded corners is defined by earthen scarp (Wth 3.75m; H 1.25m). Gentle bank (Wth 6.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5m) defines W-side and W-end of N-side. Breach (Wth 3m) at WSW. External fosse (Wth 6.55m; D 0.55m) is truncated by ploughing and incorporated into rest of field ESE-S-SW. Earthen and hedgerow field boundaries enclose monument to N and E and row of trees on outer edge of surviving fosse SW-W-NW. Pile of organic waste on exterior at ESE. Monument described as levelled by 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 Unpublished M. A. thesis.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.

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