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Ringfort - rath

Ballytarsna (Hackett), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballytarsna (Hackett), 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
Ballytarsna (Hackett)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.57491, -7.83845
SMR number
TS053-021----

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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 atop low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Nearby ringfort (TS053-022----) visible 130m to NE. Well-preserved ringfort conjoined with an enclosure (TS053-021001-) to the S. Ringfort consists of a sightly raised circular area (int. diam. 20m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top wth 1.7m; base Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H. 0.8m) reduced to a scarp at E and S and outer fosse (top Wth 3m; base Wth. 1.5m) with entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at NE. Larger conjoined enclosure is accessed via a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 3m) at SW. Both enclosures are contained within a small rectangular field as depicted on 1953-4 ed. OS 6-inch map. This field boundary intersects the outer face of the enclosing bank of both enclosures at E on a N-S axis destroying the outer fosse.

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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