Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - ringwork
Nodstown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Nodstown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated, Raheenbeg
- Latest-edition OS map
- Raheenbeg
- Coordinates
- 52.58295, -7.90683
- SMR number
- TS052-015----
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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 grassland atop natural rise of ground in undulating grassland with good views in all directions. Ringwork consists of a raised platform (diam. 33m N-S; 35m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.5m) with a small old quarry (D 1.4m; 10m N-S x 20m E-W) which is depicted on the 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map in S quadrant. Platform intersected by a field boundary at S on an E-W axis. Well-preserved platform with evidence of quarrying in S quadrant and on the external face of the scarp at NW. No entrance feature visible.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringwork and baileyunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.