Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gorteen Upper, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.