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Enclosure

Killemly, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Killemly, 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
Killemly
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.39045, -7.90261
SMR number
TS075-043001-

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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 fairly flat ground in undulating terrain, in reclaimed pastureland, another possible enclosure (TS075-043002-) lies c. 40m to S. Enclosure identified as an irregular cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP July 1970 BDR 88). It is not visible at ground level. It was partially excavated in 1999 prior to the selection of a final route for the proposed Cahir Eastern Relief Road (Henry 2000, 284). A modern drainage ditch and furrows had disturbed 'a number of potential archaeological features including a circular cut, possible post-holes and a fine stone/cobble surface' (ibid.). A curving ditch, possibly the enclosing fosse, which contained extensive charcoal-flecking in the fills, was also uncovered though there were no datable finds (ibid.). It was not possible to conclusively establish relationships between the features uncovered during the testing and the two possible enclosures visible on the aerial photograph (ibid.).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Henry, M. 2000 Killemly, Cahir: Two enclosures. In I. Bennett (ed.), Excavations 1999: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 284. Bray. Wordwell.

Nearby in the register

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

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