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Ringfort - rath

Ouris, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ouris, County Offaly, 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
Ouris
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.92285, -7.88398
SMR number
OF045-025----

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on top of an E-W ridge in undulating countryside. Circular area (diam 27m E-W; 25m N-S) enclosed by two earthen banks with intervening fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 1m) with causeway entrance (Wth 3m) at NE. Inner bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.4m) is not as well preserved as the outer bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 1m) which has a sharper profile and appears to be of recent construction. It is also planted with trees and shrubs. The site appears to be a ringfort which has been reused as a tree ring by the addition of an outer bank which has been planted with trees.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload: 23 May 2011

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

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

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