Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Jossestown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Jossestown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.44231, -7.70653
- SMR number
- TS070-095001-
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 a gentle S-facing slope, adjoining enclosure (TS070-095----) to ENE. Slight visible surface trace of sub-circular area (dims. 24m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by traces of levelled bank (Wth 7.5m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.2m) SE-W-NE and truncated by bohereen (Wth 3m) in ENE sector and by open trackway to N. Interior tends downslope sharply to SW and contains remains of semi-circular area (dims 7.3m NE-SW; 10m NW-SE) defined by shallow fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.15m) SW-N and truncated by bohereen to ENE. Slight depression within W area covered by nettles.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.