Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Thurlesbeg, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Thurlesbeg
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.54975, -7.89984
- SMR number
- TS052-060----
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In grassland on a SE-facing slope of an E-W ridge overlooking Arglo river 50m to the S. A raised circular area (int. diam 62m N-S; 69m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.2m; base Wth 4.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1-4m at S) reduced to a scarp from SE through S to SW with a possible entrance gap (Wth 4.4m ) which has been widened. There is a livestock gap (Wth 5m) in the bank at NW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.