Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Derrycallaghan, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrycallaghan
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.88094, -7.94019
- SMR number
- TN022-075----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated in grassland with stream and lime-kiln 25m to W. Ringfort (TN022-005----) 250m to N, second ringfort (TN022-007----) 300m to SSE and enclosure (TN022-006----) 300m to S. Modern housing development 15m to N. Circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 32m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank and external fosse with suggestion of an external bank visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. The earthwork is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Edmond O'Donovan
Date of upload: 28 September 2017
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.