<< Text Pages >> Two-Mile Borris - Ancient Village or Settlement in Ireland (Republic of) in Co. Tipperary
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Multi-periodSite Name: Two-Mile Borris Alternative Name: TwomileborrisCountry: Ireland (Republic of)
NOTE: This site is 7.975 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Tipperary Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Map Ref: S19245729
Latitude: 52.666835N Longitude: 7.716349W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Co. Tipperary. Iron Age village unearthed. The find centres around the site of the original ancient village settlement of Two-Mile-Borris close to the present day village at the rear of the existing Black Castle and near the adjacent river on land owned by local man, Pierce Duggan.
The find is thought to similar to what was discovered in Lough Gur in Co. Limerick and dates back to the Iron Age.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Map Reference is approximate only, a more accurate location would be appreciated
Note: Opinions vary on excitingness of new discovery in Ireland, see comment
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