Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Thurlesbeg, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Thurlesbeg
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.54781, -7.88223
- SMR number
- TS053-056----
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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 flat rise of ground with good views in all directions overlooking Arglo River to N. Unreclaimed wet marshy land to N, land to E in tillage and in grassland elsewhere. Ringfort (TS053-057----) 160m to E. Ringfort consists of a raised circular area (int. diam. 23m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 3.5m; ext. H 0.8-1.2m; int. H 0.2m) mainly reduced to a scarp (H 1m) and traces of an outer fosse (Wth 3m; ext. D 0.2m) visible at E and S only. Possible widened entrance gap (Wth 6m) at SE and livestock gap (Wth 4.5m) in bank at NW. Bank best preserved from NW to N elsewhere reduced to a scarp, over grazing of cattle on ringfort has caused considerable damage to the surface of the monument and the external face of the bank especially at SE and E.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - fortified houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.