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Ringfort - rath

Knockshearoon, County Tipperary North, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Knockshearoon, County Tipperary North, 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
Knockshearoon
County
Tipperary North
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.77737, -7.99981
SMR number
TN028-068----

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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 a slight rise of ground in a narrow valley in a mountainous region with a river immediately to the E. A trivallate ringfort consisting of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 30.5m N-S) enclosed by three earth and stone banks with corresponding fosses and causewayed entrance (Wth 5m) at NE. The inner bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.7m) with corresponding fosse (Wth 2m; D 1m) are best preserved. The second bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 0.7m), and fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) are also well-preserved. The third bank (Wth 2.5m; ext. H 0.5m) is destroyed from S through W to NW. A stream intersects the outer bank and entrance feature at NE.

The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

Nearby in the register

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

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