Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Structure
Longford (clonbeg Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Longford (clonbeg Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.38104, -8.20239
- SMR number
- TS073-032----
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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
On a slight natural platform on a very steep NNE slope of Knocknanuss mountain in the Galty mountain range. A mountain stream flows c. 30-40m to the ESE. A drystone-walled structure with a corbelled roof (int. dims. 0.77m x 0.9m; H 0.86m; overall dims. 2.7m NE-SW; 3m NW-SE), built into the slope. A small sloping stone (dims. 0.18m x 0.25m) at the rear of the interior may be a seat or possilbly collapse. The entrance to the NE (H 0.7m) looks out over the valley below. According to local tradition this was a look-out used by Dan Breen in the War of Independence.
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.