Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballingarry Lower, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballingarry Lower
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.59496, -7.57408
- SMR number
- TS055-009----
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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 an E-facing slope of low rising ground in upland region with good views in all directions. Ringforts (TS055-010----) (TS055-011----) 300m and 365m to NNE and E respectively. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised large circular area (int. diam. 47m N-S; 45m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 2m; base Wth 3m; int. H 0.5-0.2m; ext. H 1.2m) mainly reduced to a scarp along E side on the downslope and outer fosse (base Wth 3m; top Wth 5m; ext. D 1m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.