Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garraun (ballysheehan Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garraun (ballysheehan Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.54795, -7.79205
- SMR number
- TS053-078----
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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
On poorly drained reclaimed grassland at base of a W-facing hill in upland region with good views to N and W higher ground to E. Small stream running E-W immediately to N of ringfort. Slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 30m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.2m; base Wth 3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.5m) best preserved along E quadrant of ringfort and elsewhere has been reduced to a scarp (H 0.6m) with outer fosse (base Wth 6m; top Wth 4m; ext. D 0.5-0.8m) best preserved from E through S to SW. Possible wall-footings of a rectangular house (TS053-078001-) in SE quadrant of ringfort where it appears to run off edge of scarp along SE quadrant of interior. The field boundaries to N and S of ringfort which are depicted on the 1953-4 ed. OS 6-inch map have been removed.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.