Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Glenough Lower, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenough Lower
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.61535, -8.03672
- SMR number
- TS046-034----
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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
On flat poorly drained pasture in an upland region with good views in all directions. A slightly raised circular area (diam. N-S 35m) defined by a low poorly preserved earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m-3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.25m) consisting mainly of loosely piled stones with no evidence of an external fosse. There is a possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at the W. The interior was waterlogged at time of inspection and the area around the monument is very wet which is not typical for a ringfort.
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.