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Concentric enclosure

Kilcash, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Concentric enclosure, Kilcash, 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
Kilcash
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.39212, -7.50535
SMR number
TS078-044----

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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 S slope of ridge, running roughly E-W, c. 200m W of a ringfort (TS078-041----), in pasture. Monument under grass. Road marked on 1901-05 ed. OS 6-inch map immediately N of the enclosure is now obsolete with the newly aligned road now N of the old. Location of enclosure (TS078-040----) visible c. 600m to SW though monument itself has been levelled. Enclosure appears on aerial photograph (GSI June (no date) S.510/511). Concentric enclosure (overall diam. from crest of outer bank 50.9m N-S; 57.2m E-W, though bank in N quadrant has been truncated). It consists of a roughly circular area (diam. 27.9m N-S; 31.1m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2-2.3m crest, 4.5-5.3m; H above int. 0.61-0.42m; H above fosse 1-1.3m); flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 1.6-2.1m); outer berm (Wth 5.4-6m; H above fosse 0.68-0.27) and low outer bank (Wth 3-2.7m; H above berm 0.27-0.1; H above ext. 0.28-0.42m), measurements from E and W quadrants respectively. Entrance in SE quadrant in inner bank (Wth 2.9m) with corresponding break in outer bank (Wth 3.4m) and causeway over fosse with possible stone lining in on W side of causeway. Small area in NW quadrant has been dug into immediately inside the bank and upcast, grass-covered bank SE of this, joining the bank of the enclosure. Old road truncated the outer bank in the N quadrant.

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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