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
- 52.55348, -7.78983
- SMR number
- TS053-080----
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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 flat grassland in upland region with good views in all directions, interior under grass and is grazed by horses. There are two ringforts (TS053-101---- and TS053-081----) 140m and 280m to the S respectively. Poorly preserved ringfort consisting of a slightly raised circular area (approx. diam. 34m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.2m; base Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.9m) visible as a field boundary from N through W to SW only elswhere defined by a scarp (H 0.5m). No entrance feature visible. Modern farm laneway skirts around N and W quadrants of ringfort. Depicted as a circular enclosure on first ed. OS 6-inch map.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 15 March 2013
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - early medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.