Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Knockgraffon, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.