Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortanassy East, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortanassy East
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.58803, -7.57825
- SMR number
- TS055-008----
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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 grassland on a SW-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views to S, W and N and higher ground to E. Nearby possible ringfort (TS055-029----) 240m to SW, ringfort (TS055-007----) 300m to W and enclosure (TS055-028----) 400m to W. Poorly preserved ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (diam. 30m NE-SW; 31m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.5m; base Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 1.5-0.6m) which has been mainly reduced to a scarp and is best preserved at NE and outer fosse (base Wth 1.2m; top Wth 3m; ext. D 0.5-0.7m) with no entrance feature visible. Interior follows sloping terrain from NE to SW with no effort to raised the interior to create a level interior. Incorporated into corner of field where bank and outer fosse acts as field boundary from N through E to SE. No other features visible.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.