Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Marlfield, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Marlfield
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.34743, -7.76032
- SMR number
- TS082-103----
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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 a natural terrace on a SE facing slope in undulating terrain with ground falling beyond the burial ground to the S. Irregular-shaped enclosure (diam. 25m NE-SW; 43m NW-SE) enclosed by a broad, flattened, stoney bank (Wth 3.5m top; 9.2m base; H above int. 0.25m; H above ext. 0.67m) and a V-shaped fosse (Wth 3.8m; D 1.6m) uncovered during archaeological testing (05E1091). During the course of this testing 3/4 burials were uncovered, including two children and at least 1 adult, of which two partial articulated skeletons were roughly aligned E-W suggesting an Early Medieval date for the enclosure. A tree-ring is located immediately W of the burial ground. There is a suggestion of an other bank c. 16m S and SW of the burial ground and this possible outer bank appears to continue within the interior of the tree-ring. However, the area between the possible outer bank and the burial ground appears quite disturbed, possibly as a result of localised quarrying and the bank may be associated with landscaping on Marlfield demesne.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 24 February 2014
Nearby in the register
- House - Neolithicunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.