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Enclosure

Grangemockler, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Grangemockler, 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
Grangemockler
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.45892, -7.47619
SMR number
TS071-040----

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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 pasture, on a S-facing slope. Sub-circular area (dims. 44m NNW-SSE; 46m ENE-WSW) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.95m; Wth 3.65m) NNE-E which is truncated by field boundary E-S-SW and defined by bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.7m; Wth 3.2m) SW-NNE. Irregularity where there is a kink in bank at NW. Short portion of intervening fosse (basal Wth 1m; overall Wth 4.2m; D 0.4m) and outer bank (int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.3m; Wth 3.75m) NNE-E. Interior slopes down relatively sharply to S; remains of rectangular building (TS071-040001-) within. Various large rocks and boulders within and around monument. Trackway flanks exterior of monument SW-NW. Enclosure (TS071-014----) located 320m to WSW. Enclosure visible on aerial photograph (GSI S.648/7, 16.04.1974).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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