Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortnahalla, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnahalla
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.71595, -8.00022
- SMR number
- TN040-053----
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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
In pasture, on SSW facing slope just below summit of low hillock with good views from E-S-W and limited views to N. Fulacht fia (TN040-054----) located 80m to S. Circular area (int. diam. 25m NE-SW; 28.7m N-S) with slightly concave interior defined by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 2m; base Wth 6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5m) best preserved on the upslope from N-E and from SW-W, elsewhere by a scarp (ext. H 0.5m). The external face of the enclosing bank is intersected at N by a field boundary running E-W. An external fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 0.2m) is only visible on the upslope from NE-E and elsewhere this feature has been replaced by a berm (Wth 4.3m) only visible on the downslope from SE-S-W. No clear entrance feature visible. Monument is clearly visible on Bing Maps aerial photograph taken between 06 November 2011 and 27 March 2012 (http://www.bing.com/maps).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 16 October 2013
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.