Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Bleenaleen Lower, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bleenaleen Lower
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44100, -7.47241
- SMR number
- TS071-030----
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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 NE-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 32m N-S; 30m E-W) depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map. Remains of D-shaped area (dims. 26m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by levelled bank (int. H 0.05m; ext. H 0.4m; Wth 8m) NNW-SSE and no trace SSE-NNW. Straight side (long-axis c. NNW-SSE) is defined by ridge (int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.5m; Wth 14.5m) which may either be straightened bank or a later field boundary, which bisects monument. Remains of interior to E incorporated into rest of field as pasture. Ringfort (TS071-029----) located 220m to NW and enclosure (TS071-031----) located 150m to ESE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.