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Enclosure

Middlequarter (Newcastle Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Enclosure, Middlequarter (Newcastle Par.), County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Middlequarter (Newcastle Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.24868, -7.80725
SMR number
TS091-009012-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On a fairly steep E-facing slope of Knocknagearagh hill in the Knockmealdown mountains, in upland terrain with a river valley at the base of the slope. This is part of a complex of enclosures (TS091-009001-; TS091-009007-; TS091-009008-; TS091-009009-), hut sites (TS091-009003-; TS091-009004-; TS091-009006-; TS091-009010-; TS091-009011-), a possible ring-cairn (TS091-009002-), clearance cairns (TS091-009005-) and a field system (TS091-009013-) identified by Diarmuid O'Keeffe, 1996. An irregular-shaped enclosure (diam. 63m N-S; 53m E-W) defined by a rubble wall (Wth 2.7m; int. H 0.11m; ext. H 0.5m) which is more substantial upslope to the W (Wth 2.1m; int. H 1.15m; ext. H 0.15m). The interior slopes to the E. There is a well-defined entrance (Wth 1.6m) in the N quadrant with a stone wall on either side which continues for c. 9m beyond the enclosure. Roughly centrally placed within the enclosure there is a cairn (TS091-009014-) and in the NW quadrant there is a possible hut site (TS091-009015-) which is built up against the internal wall of the enclosure. There is a lot of collapsed stone in the W sector.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 03 March 2014

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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