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Enclosure

Knockgraffon, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Knockgraffon, 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
Knockgraffon
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.42396, -7.94570
SMR number
TS075-014----

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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

On the summit of a hill in undulating terrain, in rough pasture. Knockgraffon Motte (TS75-019001-) and church (TS75-019003-) are visible 1.5km and 1.3km to the SSE respectively. Oval area (diam. 54m N-S; 44.5m E-W) defined by a bank (Wth 2.2m crest, 4.3m base; int. H 0.22m; ext. H 1.2m) which is largely reduced to scarp. There is a possible external fosse in the SW quadrant (Wth 1.6m; D 0.11m) and a possible entrance (Wth 1.5m) in the S quadrant. A stoney internal bank (Wth 1.4m crest, 2.9m base; H above N side 0.7m; H above S side 0.56m) runs E-W dividing the monument. There is a small grass-covered cairn (dims. 2.7m N-S; 3.4m E-W; H 0.39m) on the S side of the internal division. There is a possible structure 5.6m S of the internal division. It is aligned NW-SE. NE side (L 11.8m) is defined by an earth and stone bank though bank peters out in the centre. The NW side is not clear apart from the N angle. It is quite overgrown with long grass but appears to continue for total length of 10.3m.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 01 April 2014

Nearby in the register

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

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