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Moated site

Jossestown, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Jossestown, 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
Jossestown
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.42662, -7.72038
SMR number
TS077-003----

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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 flat pasture, sloping very slightly to W. Donaghmore church (TS077-027----) clearly visible on crest of ridge to S. Ringfort (TS077-004----) visible c. 200m to S. Roughly square area (dims. 40m N-S; 37.7m E-W) enclosed by a bank which has been augmented by later field boundary (H above int. 0.65m; H above ext. 2.1m) and wide, flat-bottomed waterlogged fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 1.3m) with steep counterscarp. External face of N bank is very steep, truncated by cattle. Scrub growing on top of bank. Towards the N bank in the interior there is a low earthen mound (diam. 4.8m N-S; 5.2m E-W; H 0.4m). The E side of the monument is badly eroded, fosse no longer visible, it has been built up to form a laneway through the moated site, the former bank is just visible as a slight rise. The W side is intact, bank heavily overgrown and fosse waterlogged. Small area of quarrying into bank and interior along this side. S side there is some stone evident in bank construction, the counterscarp is augmented by a field boundary. Two cattle feeders are located in the NE quadrant on the slight rise formerly the E bank, resulting in further poaching in the interior.

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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