Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Kilroe, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilroe
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.31193, -8.00614
- SMR number
- TS087-002----
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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 fairly flat terrain which slopes slightly to E, in rough pasture. Oval area (diam. 66m N-S; 59m E-W) the W half of which is enclosed by earthen field bank (Wth 1.2m; int. H 0.43m; ext. H 0.7m) with stone revetting on the external face. The E half of the enclosure has been levelled, however, the edge is delimited by a low scarp (H 0.42m) and slight outer fosse (Wth 2.6m; D 0.17m). The ground level rises in the interior.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 19 November 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - Bronze Ageunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.