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Ringfort - rath

Noan, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Noan, 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
Noan
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.55961, -7.75241
SMR number
TS054-041----

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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 19th-century beech woodland on a NW-facing slope of rising ground with good views to W and N, higher ground to S. Nearby castle possible (TS053-052001-) and seventeenth-century house (TS054-052002-) 200m to NW. Slightly hollow circular area (int. diam. 30m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by and earthen bank (top Wth 2m; base Wth 4m; ext. H 1-2m; int. H 0.2-0.5m)and outer fosse (base Wth 4m; top Wth 6m; ext. D 1m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 3m) at N where the bank has been levelled and where the game rearing buildings are located. Gamekeepers single-storey house of 19th-century date immediately to N with three low corrugated buildings for rearing game built around the N quadrant of the ringfort. Ringfort may have been re-used or landscaped in the 19th century when the beech woodland was being planted.

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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