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Ringfort - rath

Crohane Lower, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Crohane Lower, 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
Crohane Lower
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.55855, -7.61699
SMR number
TS054-063----

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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 reclaimed grassland in shallow valley in upland region with good views to E and W, higher ground to N and S. Raised circular area/platform (approx. diam. 26m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.8-1.4m) and outer fosse (base Wth 2.5-3.5m; top Wth 5-7m; ext. D 0.4m) and later field boundary bank (base Wth 3.5m; top Wth 1.4m; ext. H 0.6m) the profile of which is sharp and 19th century in appearance. Large quarry (D 2m; dims. 30m N-S x 15m E-W) located in NE quadrant of ringfort and remainder of monument is covered in thorn bushes and scrub vegetation making detailed examination impossible. Land immediately to W has not been reclaimed and is wet and marshy while the land to the N and S has been reclaimed and has been re-seeded in grassland. The ringfort is intersected at N by a field boundary on an E-W axis and at E and W by two other field boundaries as depicted on the 1903 ed OS 6-inch map. Originally the ringfort was located in a wet marshy valley in an upland region with higher ground to N and S with the land being reclaimed about 15 years ago. Poorly preserved ringfort with a lot of damage caused by open cast quarrying of E quadrant of interior probably dating from the 19th century. Platform-type ringfort raised up above the wet land, no clear entrance feature visible.

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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