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Ringfort - rath

Foilaclug, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Foilaclug, 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
Foilaclug
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.61156, -8.13150
SMR number
TS045-018----

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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 top of poorly drained high ground with extensive views in all directions. Nearby enclosure (TS045-019----) located to the SE. Heavily overgrown monument covered in reeds; consisting of a raised circular area (dia. 40m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 3.5m; base Wth 6.5m; ext. H 0.7m; int. H 0.1m) waterlogged fosse (Wth 4m; ext. D 0.4m) and external bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.1m) visible from N to NE only. Inner bank visible from W through N to E and intersected by a modern roadway from S to W, roadway is orientated on a NW-SE axis. No entrance feature visible. Identified from aerial photographs (GSI R 305/04; 08/04/74).

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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