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Moated site

Bleenaleen Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Bleenaleen Upper, 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
Bleenaleen Upper
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.43647, -7.46782
SMR number
TS072-001----

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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 an E-facing slope overlooking a valley, in rough pasture. A medieval church and graveyard (TS072-002---- and TS072-002001-) lie c. 300m to the ESE. A sub-rectangular area (dims. 28m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by an earthen bank at N (L16m), E (L 22m); S (L 19m) and W (L c. 23m) which is rounded at the corners and an external fosse (Wth 5.6m; D 1.0m) visible from SW-W-NE. The bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.45m; Wth 6.3m) is lower on the downslope W side and higher (Wth 6.1m; int. H 1.05m; ext. H 1.8m) on the upslope E side. A possible entrance (Wth 2.0m) at the ESE, with causeway (Wth 5m), was identifed during an inpection in 1987 (OPW files). There is a breach (Wth 2.5m) in the bank at the NW and another breach (Wth 4m) at the SW. Within the interior there is a higher platform (dims. 14m N-S; 11m E-W) upslope to the W, which is separated from the downslope eastern area of the interior by a scarp (Wth 7.5m; H 1.6m). The field boundary to the E has been removed and the embankment of the N76 Clonmel-Kilkenny road is c. 35m to the W.

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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