Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballymore, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballymore
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.57807, -7.96173
- SMR number
- TS052-022----
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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 with good views in all directions, nearby enclosure (TS052-023----) 170m to SSW and possible ringfort (TS052-025----) 370 m to SSE. Slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 25m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (base Wth 2.5m; top Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.1m ; ext. H 1.2m ) mainly reduced to a scarp and wet outer fosse (base Wth 4.5m; top Wth 6.1m; ext. D 0.75m). No entrance feature visible.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.