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Ringfort - rath

Garranacool, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Garranacool, 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
Garranacool
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.60440, -7.55636
SMR number
TS049-048----

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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 S-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views in all directions, nearby ringfort (TS049-047----) 150m to the NW. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area enclosed by an earth and stone bank and outer fosse, no clear entrance feature visible. Ringfort is well preserved but with several gaps in bank, probably cattle gaps. Impossible to examine the interior due to dense cover of vegetation. Enclosing fosse from NE through E to SE has a stream running though elsewhere the fosse is dry. The E half of the interior was waterlogged at time of inspection while the W half of the interior was dry. Described in 1956 (OPW file) as a circular area (diam. 170 ft [55m] N-S; 150 ft [49m] E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (ext. H 3ft [0.9m]; base Wth 8ft [2.6m]) and outer fosse (Base Wth 10ft [3.2m]; ext. D 5ft [1.6m]) with no evidence of any levelling of the enclosing bank and fosse. Interior slopes from N to S following the natural slope of the land on which it is situated. Though better preserved, this ringfort is more overgrown than its nearby neighbour (TS049-047----) to the NW.

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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