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Ringfort - rath

Ballingarry Lower, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballingarry 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
Ballingarry Lower
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.59672, -7.57205
SMR number
TS055-010----

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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 grassland on an E-facing slope of low rise of ground with good views in all directions. Ringforts (TS055-009----) (TS055-011----) 250m and 300m to SSW and SE respectively. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 37m N-S; 40m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.9m; base Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.8-0.4m; ext. H 0.9m) with large deep (D 1-3m; 35m N-S x 13m E-W) quarry located in E half of ringfort interior destroying all remains of enclosing bank from E to S. Quarry depicted on latest ed. OS 6-inch map but not on 1840 ed. OS 6-inch map. No outer fosse or entrance feature visible. Two gaps in bank at W both of which measure 3m in width and appear to be cattle gaps. Quarry appears to date from between 1840 and 1912.

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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