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Ringfort - rath

Gorteen Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Gorteen Upper, 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
Gorteen Upper
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.61943, -7.59406
SMR number
TS049-022----

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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 a NW-facing slope of rising reclaimed grassland in the Slieveardagh hills with good views from S through W to N, higher ground to E. Located on the edge of a natural fall of ground overlooking marshy land to N and W. Nearby ringfort (TS049-023----) 230m to the E. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 24m N-S; 27m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 3.5m; ext. H 1.1m; int. H 0.2m ) reduced to a scarp in places and outer fosse (base Wth 1.5m top Wth 2.5m; ext. D 0.25m). Possible entrance feature (Wth 3m) at SE. Interior has been quarried into at NW, enclosing bank shows evidence of cattle poaching along S edge, several cattle gaps in bank.

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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