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Ringfort - rath

Kilballyherberry,Garraun (Ballysheehan Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilballyherberry, Garraun (Ballysheehan 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
Kilballyherberry,Garraun (Ballysheehan Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.54579, -7.77174
SMR number
TS053-087----

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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

On a hilltop with good panoramic views in all directions. Townland boundary bisects ringfort on a NW-SE axis as indicated on latest ed. OS 6-inch map. No surface remains visible of enclosing element SW of the townland boundary. Only the N portion of the ringfort survives. The monument consists of a semi-circular area (diam. 27m N-S; c. 50m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.4m; base Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.4m) visible from NW through N to SE only. Internal diameter from NW to SE unobtainable due to dense cover of vegetation. On first ed. OS 6-inch map the monument is depicted as a semi-circular earthwork with no enclosing element depicted on S side of townland boundary, however, the 2nd (1953-4) ed. depicts a completely sub-circular enclosure, which is also shown on a sketch plan and sections drawn in 1954 (overall dims. 254ft [c. 77m] N-S; 202ft [c. 61.5m] E-W) (OS Field Memorandums).

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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