Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortnacoolagh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortnacoolagh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.54839, -8.16804
- SMR number
- TS051-027----
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
Just off summit of hill on a NW-facing slope overlooking valley below with good extensive views from W through N to E. Monument consists of a low raised irregular-shaped platform (diam. SE-NW 33.5m; N-S 25.5m) defined by a scarp (H 0.5-1.2m) and wet outer fosse (Wth 2-4m;ext. D 0.7-1.2m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 13m) at SE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.