Satellite Imagery
Satellite Imagery
HER: Archaeological Survey of Ireland SMR Database TS053-070 (None)
NMR: TS 053 (None)
SM: None
NGR: None
X: 610759 Y: 643829 (IRENET95)
Five kilometres to the NE of Cashel town, a circular contour fort of approximately 0.4ha enclosed area is positioned on a prominent hilltop with a broad, flat summit. There are panoramic views from the summit which overlooks expansive areas of flat land to the N, E and W. The broad, flat summit partially obstructs visibility of the environs immediately surrounding the hilltop. The enclosing elements have been largely levelled but the bank is faintly visible as a low-rise topographical feature. Two simple entrance features could be contemporary with the construction of the monument. These are positioned in the NE and SW of the site. There are no obvious internal features visible on the surface. The site was first recorded in the 6 inch first edition as a small enclosure abutting a field boundary at its W side. A more detailed survey was undertaken as part of the second edition Ordnance Survey mapping programme.
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Unconfirmed
X: -872898 Y: 6899401 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -7.841377204294077 Latitude: 52.545690580767015 (EPSG:4326)
Country: Republic of Ireland
Current County or Unitary Authority: Tipperary
Historic County: Tipperary
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Deer Park
Faintly visible remains of a hilltop enclosure. The banks have been heavily affected by modern agricultural activity and are apparent as a low-rise feature.
| Extant | ✗ |
| Cropmark | ✗ |
| Likely Destroyed | ✓ |
None
| Woodland | ✗ |
| Commercial Forestry Plantation | ✗ |
| Parkland | ✗ |
| Pasture (Grazing) | ✓ |
| Arable | ✗ |
| Scrub/Bracken | ✗ |
| Bare Outcrop | ✗ |
| Heather/Moorland | ✗ |
| Heath | ✗ |
| Built-up | ✗ |
| Coastal Grassland | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Contour fort following the natural contours of the hill, positioned at the summit of a broad, flat hill-ridge at 136 OD. The enclosure is positioned approximately 120m to the south of a large quarry and is positioned approximately 5km NE of Cashel town in Tipperary. The hilltop forms a prominent topographical feature, being surrounded by flat terrain to the N, E and S.
| Contour Fort | ✓ |
| Partial Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Promontory Fort | ✗ |
| Hillslope Fort | ✗ |
| Level Terrain Fort | ✗ |
| Marsh Fort | ✗ |
| Multiple Enclosure Fort | ✗ |
| Hilltop | ✓ |
| Coastal Promontory | ✗ |
| Inland Promontory | ✗ |
| Valley Bottom | ✗ |
| Knoll/Hillock/Outcrop | ✗ |
| Ridge | ✗ |
| Cliff/Plateau-edge/Scarp | ✗ |
| Hillslope | ✗ |
| Lowland | ✗ |
| Spur | ✗ |
Dominant Topographic Feature: Hilltop.
| North | ✗ |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| East | ✗ |
| Southeast | ✗ |
| South | ✗ |
| Southwest | ✗ |
| West | ✗ |
| Northwest | ✗ |
| Level | ✓ |
Altitude: 180.0m
N/A
None.
Reliability: D - None
| Pre 1200BC | ✗ |
| 1200BC - 800BC | ✗ |
| 800BC - 400BC | ✗ |
| 400BC - AD50 | ✗ |
| AD50 - AD400 | ✗ |
| AD400 - AD 800 | ✗ |
| Post AD800 | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✓ |
| Pre Hillfort: | None |
| Post Hillfort: | None |
The hilltop enclosure is depicted in first and second edition Ordnance Survey mapping. First recorded in the 6 inch first edition as a small enclosure abutting a field boundary at its SW side. The site has been mostly levelled since these depiction's.
| 1st Identified Map Depiction (1842): | First edition 6 inch Ordnance Survey mapping. |
| Other (1906): | Second edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey mapping. |
No obvious internal features visible on the surface.
None
| None | ✓ |
| Spring | ✗ |
| Stream | ✗ |
| Pool | ✗ |
| Flush | ✗ |
| Well | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Features | ✓ |
| Round Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Rectangular Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Curvilinear Platforms | ✗ |
| Other Roundhouse Evidence | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Geophysics | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Finds | ✓ |
| Pottery | ✗ |
| Metal | ✗ |
| Metalworking | ✗ |
| Human Bones | ✗ |
| Animal Bones | ✗ |
| Lithics | ✗ |
| Environmental | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
NO APPARENT FEATURES
| APs Not Checked | ✗ |
| None | ✓ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Possible entrance gaps depicted in the second edition Ordnance Survey maps at the NE and SW. No other information is available.
| 2: | None |
| 2: | None |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
| 1. Simple Gap (North east): | None |
| 2. Simple Gap (South west): | None |
The enclosing elements have been largely levelled. The bank is apparent as a low-rise feature approximately 0.1m in height. Second edition Ordnance Survey mapping suggests the back was uniform in thickness and was up to 6m wide. The maps also reveal an external ditch that was up to 8m wide.
| Area 1: | 0.17ha. |
| Total: | 0.17ha. |
Total Footprint Area: 0.37ha.
None
| ✗ | None |
| ✓ | None |
| NE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SW Quadrant: | 1 |
| NW Quadrant: | 1 |
| Total: | 1 |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✓ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✗ |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
None
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✓ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Rubble | ✗ |
| Wall-walk | ✗ |
| Evidence of Timber | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✗ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Murus Duplex | ✗ |
| Timber-framed | ✗ |
| Timber-laced | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Other | ✗ |
| ✗ | None |
| ✓ | External ditch. |
Number of Ditches: 1
| ✗ | None. |
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Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk
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