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Ringfort - rath

Graigue Lower (Killenaule Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Graigue Lower (Killenaule 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
Graigue Lower (Killenaule Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.55398, -7.64062
SMR number
TS054-065----

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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 woodland on an E-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views in all directions, now restricted by planted woodland. In recently planted ash tree plantation. The planting has been kept 15m away from the base of the monument on all sides. Roughly D-shaped area (diam. 24m N-S; 28m E-W) with straight side (L 28m) at E, enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.6m; base Wth 3m; ext. H 0.4-1m; int. H 0.4m) and outer fosse (base Wth 2.5m; top Wth 3.5m; ext. D 0.9m) visible from S to W, elsewhere filled in, with possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at E. Gap (Wth 1.5m) in bank at W, possible modern gap, second gap in bank (Wth 2m) at S also appears to be a modern gap. Interior covered in thorn bushes and perimeter of ringfort planted with hazel beech and sycamore trees.

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.

Sites and Monuments Record data: National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. National Monuments Service, Government of Ireland · CC BY 4.0
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