Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Monalumpera, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Monalumpera
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.58965, -7.91306
- SMR number
- TS052-007----
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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
In flat poorly drained land with good views in all directions, nearby river Suir 100m to N, enclosure (TS052-077----) c. 60m to the NNW; moated site (TS052-006----) 360m to W and ringwork with bailey (TS052-009----) 270m to S. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 25m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved and much degraded earthen bank (top Wth 2.1m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m). No entrance feature or outer fosse visible.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringwork and baileyunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.