Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rorardstown Lower, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rorardstown Lower
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.73872, -7.87215
- SMR number
- TN035-049----
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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 at the S end of a N-S ridge in undulating countryside. A raised circular platform (diam. 37m N-S; 43m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.5-2m), an outer fosse (Wth 5-6m; D 0.6-0.9m) and an external bank (Wth 3m; ext. H 1m) both of which are only visible at W - elsewhere they have been destroyed. The SW sector of the platform has been quarried away while at SE the scarp has been removed where a possible entrance feature was located.
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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.