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Ringfort - rath

Nodstown South,Toberadora, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Nodstown South, Toberadora, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Nodstown South,Toberadora
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.58976, -7.88468
SMR number
TS053-003----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In grassland on an E-facing slope of low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Circular area (int. diam. 35m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 1-1.5m) best preserved at E and outer fosse (base Wth 2m; top Wth 4.5m; ext. D 0.3m) with entrance feature at E (Wth 3m), bank intersected by field boundary at S on an E-W axis and fosse not visible from S through W to N where it is intersected by a field boundary running on an E-W axis at S, modern road at N and field boundary at N as shown on the 1953-4 ed. OS 6-inch map.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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