Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Jossestown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Jossestown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44256, -7.70594
- SMR number
- TS070-095----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 level area of hillock. Circular area (dims. 37m N-S; 39m E-W) defined by levelled scarp (Wth 2.6m; H 0.6m). External fosse (Wth 5.85m; D 0.5m) NW-N-E-S-WSW is partially in-filled WSW-NW. Possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4.5m) at WSW. Outer edge of fosse truncated SE-S-SW by field boundary and bohereen. Interior slopes down gently to E and has gentle undulations within. Adjoining enclosure (TS070-095001-) to WSW. Trackway flanks N-side. Cahill (1982) describes this monument as levelled.
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 Unpublished M. A. thesis.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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.