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Ringfort - rath

Urard, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Urard, County Tipperary South, 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
Urard
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.69774, -7.56765
SMR number
TS043-010----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On an E-facing slope of rising ground on top of a low hillock, in pasture with good views in all directions. Enclosures (TS043-009---- and TS043-008----) are located 430m and 600m to the NW respectively and a ringfort (TS043-011----) is located 290m to the S. This well-preserved ringfort consists of a raised circular area (diam. N-S 36m; E-W 31m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth. 2m; base Wth. 5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.5m-2m), wide flat-bottomed fosse (base Wth 3m; top Wth 6m; ext. D 0.3m) and outer bank (top Wth 2m; base Wth. 4m; ext. H 0.25m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at the ENE. The inner bank has been mainly reduced to a scarp while the outer bank displays good evidence of stone revetment of bank best visible at the N. There is a modern cattle gap in the bank at the S. A low semi-circular shaped platform (dims. E-W 11m; N-S 8m) defined by a scarp with a low, barely discernible, fosse is located in the N quadrant of the interior.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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