Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tullyvaragh Lower, County Monaghan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullyvaragh Lower
- County
- Monaghan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 54.02495, -6.70530
- SMR number
- MO028-071----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated towards the top of the S-facing slope of the spine of a N-S drumlin ridge. This ridge and the monument were once planted in trees. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 38.4m NNE-SSW; 34.4m WNW-ESE) that slopes down steeply to the S. It is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.1m at S to 1m at N; ext. H 1m at N and S) which is incorporated into a field bank and hedge ENE-SW , and an outer fosse (at NNE: Wth of top 6.4m; Wth of base 2.8m; D 1m) SW-N-E. There is no visible entrance
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 6 December 2017
Nearby in the register
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.