Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hillfort
Curraghadobbin, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraghadobbin
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.40770, -7.45783
- SMR number
- TS079-024001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On the summit of Curraghadobbin Hill. The hill has been planted with conifers, harvested and replanted. A hillfort with a central cairn (TS079-024005-) was identified on aerial photographs (Air Corps V.312/3077-6 and GSI June 1973 S.501/500). Though damaged by forestry activity the wall of the circular hillfort (diam. c. 90m) is still visible in the NW, N, E, SE and SW quadrants. It is composed of sandstone conglomerate boulders (Wth 3-3.6m; H 0.5-1m). There is a large upright boulder (H.1.5m) on the line to the wall in the SE quadrant. From the aerial photographs an outer enclosure (diam. c. 230m) could be identified, with the townland boundary to the E of the hillfort kinking out to form the E quadrant. This outer enclosure is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.