Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Beakstown, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Beakstown
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.66727, -7.85721
- SMR number
- TN041-061----
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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 on quite a steep SE-facing slope in undulating terrain under tillage. Indicated as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1843) OS 6-inch map but not marked on the subsequent 1952-3 revision. There is no clear trace of the site on the ground as it has been levelled but a slight rise appears to indicate the bank in the NW and SW quadrants providing a diameter of 44m.
Aerial photograph (GB89.AB.20) shows cropmark of a circular enclosure defined by a fosse.
The above aerial report has been compiled by Dr. G.F. Barrett and supplied to the Archaeological Survey of Ireland.
Queries in relation to the reproduction of the aerial photographic image should be addressed to:
Dr. Gillian Barrett, 12 Lower Forge, Eardington, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 5LQ. UK.
Date of this report: 06/11/09
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.
Compiled by Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload/revision: 13 August 2010
Nearby in the register
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.