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Souterrain

Heathview, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Souterrain, Heathview, 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
Heathview
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.41924, -7.49181
SMR number
TS078-019002-

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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

According to Keatinge (1958-9, 12), in conversation with a local smith, he was told 'if I wished to see a still greater sight in the way of raths, that he would in a few minutes bring me to one much more easily entered, and 'with finer rooms in it:' this last rath being situate at Heathview, near Glenbower', and continues that 'the smith and his neighbours say that the entrance to Heathview fort is not in the fort itself, but situate some yards off, near a dyke, and has stairs descending into it'. Unfortunately the author did not have the opportunity to investigate this claim. Apart from the ringwork in the S of the townland, there is only one other enclosure in the townland so the likelihood is that this may be the 'fort' alluded to above, this monument (TS078-019001-) has since been levelled.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Keatinge 1858-9 'Proceedings'. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 5, 11-12.

Nearby in the register

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

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