Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ritual site - holy tree/bush
Kilcarroon, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcarroon
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- The Mile Bush
- Latest-edition OS map
- The Mile Bush
- Coordinates
- 52.27135, -8.07590
- SMR number
- TS086-033----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 summit of steep hill, in pasture. Large sand quarry immediately to W and a large portion of the hill has been removed. Marked as 'The Mile Bush' on both the 1840 and 1907 ed. OS 6-inch maps. The 'Mile bush' referred to no longer exists, however, local tradition still respects the location of the mile bush and several unsuccessful attempts have been made to replant a bush (blackthorn). The name 'Mile' is probably a corruption of bile which is an Irish word meaning sacred tree.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 19 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.