The Tipperary Antiquarian

Some carvings at Youghalvillage church outside Nenagh in North Tipp. I took these initially because I wondered what the two circles were as part of the "ST. COE()' - it was only after I had took them that I checked the inventory more closely and it makes sense now. Some really interesting carvings here, some of them look to be fairly recent. I had hoped that in the dark and with the LED light that maybe I might have spotted something new but no luck on that front. Archaeology.ie has this to say about them "These inscribed stones are built into the fabric of the church (TN014-045001) and are described with that entry. There is no need for a separate sub-element. Situated on the crest of a hill. A largely destroyed church (TN014-045001) constructed of roughly coursed limestone blocks. The S wall is best preserved, though the W end is gone. It retains some original features including a round-headed aumbry or piscina niche, though the piscina itself is missing. T...

Blackfort (c) NMS This is a site with a great name - Blackfort, near Puckane in North Tipperary. It is defined as a "Belvedere" and part of a designed landscape. So I'm guessing a kind of folly.  Archaeology.ie has this to say about it "Situated on crest of hill. 'Turret' is a squ are, gazebo-type feature (L 5.7m) composed of roughly coursed rubble limestone. Entrance in E wall at ground floor level. Ground floor lit by narrow, single-light windows with splayed ingoings centrally placed in N, S and W walls. Small put-logs survive in E wall to support a wooden floor. First floor has rectangular window opes in centre of N, S and E walls, the W wall is mostly destroyed at this level. No roof survives. Brick infill used to block bottom of N and S window opes. Alcove on either side of ope in E wall. Some internal plaster survives. The crest of hill on which this building stands is flat, with some small quarry hollows. There are low remains of very denude...