Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rossacrow (aghacrew Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rossacrow (aghacrew Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.56426, -8.12238
- SMR number
- TS051-020----
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 SSW-facing slope of rising ground in undulating coutnryside overlooking valley to W. Nearby enclosure (TS051-021----) c. 100m to E and possible ringfort (TS051-018----) to N. Monument consists of a slightly raised area (diam. 21m SE-NW) enclosed by a poorly preserved bank (base Wth 2.5m; top Wth 1m; ext. H 0.3m; int. H 0.2m) of earth and stone reduced to a scarp in places and outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; ext. D 0.4m) with no entrance feature visible. Enclosing bank destroyed at E where old roadway and field boundary intersected the monument.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.