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Enclosure

Ballygorteen (Clonbullogue Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Ballygorteen (Clonbullogue Par.), 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
Ballygorteen (Clonbullogue Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.42850, -7.99984
SMR number
TS075-053001-

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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 very gently undulating terrain, sloping gradually to SW, in meadow in large field. Circular area identified as cropmark on aerial photograph (GSI 16.4.1974 R.518/S.631). Located adjacent to field boundary running N-S on W side. Visible as raised area. W and S edges are discernible but the N and E quadrants are unclear. No diameter obtainable. S side raised 0.94m over 12m. Located immediately W of a field gate in stone wall boundary to E. Wide ditch on W side of this field boundary may have partially tuncated the E quadrant of enclosure. Barley growing in same field immediately N of the enclosure and c. 20m S of the monument. There are no internal divisions in the field.

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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