Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Farranavarra, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Wellunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.