Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Bleenaleen Lower,bleenaleen Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Bleenaleen Lower,bleenaleen Upper
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.43619, -7.47453
- SMR number
- TS071-037----
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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 relatively steep E-facing slope, with good views across valley to E. Sub-oval area (dims. 28m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.0m; Wth 6.2m) and external fosse (Wth 6.4m; D 1.1m) SW-W. Monument enclosed by remains of levelled scarp (Wth 4.9m; H 0.95m) W-N-ENE and slight low profile bank (Wth 7.9m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 1.3m) ENE-SE. Truncated by field boundary SE-SW. Interior slopes down sharply to E; large erratic conglomerate boulder within to ENE is resting on smaller stones.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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