Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Derricknew, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derricknew
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Knockaloughane Fort
- Latest-edition OS map
- Knockaloughane Fort
- Coordinates
- 52.57984, -7.71858
- SMR number
- TS054-006----
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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 poorly drained reclaimed grassland with good views in all directions. Mainly levelled possible ringfort consisting of a circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 45m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1m; base Wth 3m; int. H 0.4; ext. H 0.5m) which is now only visible in S quadrant. Piles of building rubble in and around area where monument was located. It is possible that the enclosing element of the ringfort has been bulldozed away in most places possibly when the monument was being used as a dump for building rubble.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.