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Ringfort - rath

Farranavarra, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Farranavarra, 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
Farranavarra
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.56766, -7.86935
SMR number
TS053-036----

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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. Synone Castle (TS053-035001-) 120m to N. No surface remains, all field boundaries indicated on OS 6-inch map have been removed and monument may have been removed when boundaries were being levelled. Monument depicted on first ed. OS 6-inch map as a large circular enclosure (approx. diam. 75m N-S; 65m E-W) with field boundary bisecting the monument on an E-W axis. Partially indicated as a semi-circular enclosure on latest ed. OS 6-inch map. Monument was partially levelled between 1838 and 1953-4 when bisecting field boundary was removed and subsequently the rest of the monument was levelled post 1953-4. Shows up as cropmark of a large circular enclosure on aerial photograph (CUCAP 19 July 1977, BGO 17).

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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