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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
Hachured
Coordinates
52.56401, -7.88552
SMR number
TS053-040----

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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 a SE-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views in all directions. Levelled ringfort possible (TS053-039----) 300m to SSW. Impressive ringfort consisting of a circular area (int. diam. 36m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.3m; base Wth 3m; ext. H 1-2.5m; int. H 0.3-0.9m) , fosse (top Wth 5m; base Wth 2.5m; ext. D 1m) and wide flat-topped outer bank (top Wth 3-5m; base Wth 6.5m; ext. H 0.3-0.7m) which is more like a berm rather than a bank with possible entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at E. The outer bank is more like a landscape feature rather than an archaelogical feature, close proximity of ringfort to Thurlesbeg House immediately to S, monument may have been landscaped by constructing a berm around the monument or by remodelling the outer bank and widening its top to form a berm going around the ringfort. Outer bank and fosse damaged from NE through E to SE, elsewhere it is well preserved. Gap in bank at SSW, possibly just a livestock gap (Wth 2m). Ringfort may have been re-used as a tree-ring by the occupants of Thurlesbeg house in the 19th century. Thurlesbeg House not depicted on the first (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map but is shown on the 2nd (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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