Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garrynagree, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garrynagree
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.62681, -7.51248
- SMR number
- TS049-026----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 SE-facing slope of rising grassland with good panoramic views from E through S to W in upland region. Nearby moated site (TS049-027----) 400m to the S. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 41m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 1.5m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m) and external fosse (base W) both of which are only visible from SW through W to NW elsewhere the bank has been reduced to a scarp (H 0.2-0.7m) and the fosse has been filled in. No entrance feature visible. Ringfort is well preserved being situated in grassland.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fish-pondunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.