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Ringfort - rath

Coolquill, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Coolquill, 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
Coolquill
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.56483, -7.62292
SMR number
TS054-059----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 grassland on poorly drained undulating land in upland region with good views in all directions. Nearby motte and bailey (TS054-057----) 250m to NW. Poorly preserved raised circular area (int. diam. 32m N-S; 22m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 1.7m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.4m) mainly reduced to a scarp and external fosse (base Wth 2m; top Wth 4m; ext. D 0.25m) now only visible at E elsewhere it has been filled in. Large quarry (dims. 25m N-S x 9m E-W; D 0..8m) located in W quadrant and upcast from quarry dumped alongside opening to quarry in interior. Access to quarry from S quadrant of enclosure has resulted in the levelling of the enclosing bank from SE to S for a distance of 15m. Bank mainly reduced to a scarp except at W where it is visible as an earth and stone bank, cattle poaching to external faces of bank at E and W. No entrance feature visible. Spoil heap of land reclamation 5m to NE of enclosing bank. Univallate platform-type ringfort.

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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