Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Drumlummin, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumlummin
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.29973, -8.01759
- SMR number
- TS087-006005-
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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 slight natural rise, on ground sloping to the SW towards the River Tar, in undulating terrain. Field reclaimed, now lush meadow. A magnetometer survey was carried out in area around the castle (TS087-006001-) in 1981 prior to construction of Cork-Dublin gas pipeline (Cleary 1987, 116). This survey revealed a deep U-shaped ditch (Wth 2-4m; D 1.5-1.9m) c. 40m N of the castle and c. 20m to E and W, it appears to have formed a D-shaped enclosure around the castle (TS087-006001-) (ibid. 125-6). It was recorded by magnetometer survey for a length of 47m on E side and 50m on W side of the castle (ibid.). No finds were recovered from the ditch to provide a definite date for its use (Cleary 1987, 117, 125-6). The enclosure is not visible above ground level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 19 November 2013
References
Cleary, R.M. 1987c Drumlummin, Co. Tipperary. In R.M. Cleary, M. F. Hurley and E. A. Twohig (eds), Archaeological excavations on the Cork-Dublin gas pipeline (1981-82), 116-41. Cork Archaeological Studies No. 1. Department of Archaeology. University College, Cork.
Nearby in the register
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.