Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Graigue Lower (killenaule Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.