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Moated site

Doon (Kilgrant Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Moated site, Doon (Kilgrant 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
Doon (Kilgrant Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.38463, -7.68168
SMR number
TS077-083----

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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, low-lying, wet terrain, in rough pasture with grassy reeds. Pool immediately W and NW of moated site, with wet terrain to N and E. An enclosure (TS077-084----) is visible c. 320m to the SE. Moated site indicated as a square enclosure defined by scarp on 2nd (1906) ed. OS 6-inch map with field boundary running N-S immediately W of monument. This field boundary has been removed, as has that to the N. The field appears to have been reclaimed some years ago. The monument consists of a roughly square raised area (dims. 40.3m N-S; 42m E-W) defined by a shallow scarp (H 0.61m) with rushes growing on E side of moated site. S edge is defined by a low fosse and counterscarp which continues to rise gradually with the natural ground level. In its current state the moated site resembles a promontory with wet ground to N, E and W.

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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