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Ringfort - rath

Thurlesbeg, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Thurlesbeg, 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
Thurlesbeg
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.56128, -7.88760
SMR number
TS053-039----

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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 slight SE-facing slope in upland area with good views in all directions. Ringfort (TS053-040----) 300m to NNE. Barely visible remains of a levelled ringfort of which only the E half remains (approx. diam. 22m NNE-SSW; 9m E-W) visible as low semi-circular rise of ground defined by a scarp (H 0.4m) and bisected by a field boundary running on a NNE-SSW axis. No visible remains of levelled ringfort on W half of bisecting field boundary. Depicted on first ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure which was intersected by four field boundaries which ran up to its perimeter at N, SSE, SSW and W.

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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