Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Graffin (donohill Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Graffin (donohill Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.55842, -8.10741
- SMR number
- TS051-035----
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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 SSW-facing slope with good extensive views in all directions with nearby moated site (TS051-034----) c. 400 to NW. Monument consists of a raised platform enclosed by a low bank (wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m) only preserved at NE, elsewhere defined by a scarp (H 0.7-1m) with steep drop enclosing the ringfort from S through W to SW. This cliff face may be the result of modern quarrying which has cut away the W face of the hill on top of which the ringfort is located thus giving the monument a modern cliff edge location. The interior of the ringfort follows that natural slope of the hill from N to S with no clear evidence of an entrance feature or outer fosse.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.