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Ringfort - rath

Garranmore (St. Patricksrock Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Garranmore (St. Patricksrock Par.), 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
Garranmore (St. Patricksrock Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.54621, -7.84800
SMR number
TS053-069----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 W-facing slope just off summit of hill in upland region with good extensive views from S through W to N higher ground to E. Ringfort consists of a raised circular area (diam. 33m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.6m; base Wth 5.3m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 0.8-1.6m) and outer fosse (base Wth 1.7m; top Wth 3.6m; ext.D 0.5m) visible from N through E to SE only and possible entrance gap (Wth 2.3m) at NW. Square-shaped house (TS053-069001-) defined by low grass-covered wall-footings in N quadrant of ringfort built up against inner face of bank at N. Possible souterrain (TS053-069002-) in S quadrant. Grass-covered wall-footings of a possible boundary wall (Wth 0.9m; L 7m; H 0.2m) runs off W from inner face of bank at E and may run onto NE angle of house. No evidence of any circular stone feature or possible hut site (TS053-069003-) mentioned by Cahill (1982) as being located immediately W of ringfort.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Cahill, M. 1982 The archaeology of the Barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished M. A. thesis.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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