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
- 52.59482, -7.56891
- SMR number
- TS055-011----
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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 rising ground in upland region with good views in all directions. Ringforts (TS055-010----) (TS055-009----) 300m and 365m to the NW and W respectively. Ringfort consists of a circular area (int. diam. 25m N-S; 21m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1.8m; base Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.3- 0.6m; ext. H 1-3m) and wide deep outer fosse (base Wth 2m; top Wth 7-10m; ext. D1-3m) with possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at E. Quarry located in E quad. of ringfort interior just inside entrance feature with adjoining fosse at SE widened due to quarrying activity. Interior slopes from W to E following natural slope of terrain on which the ringfort is located. Different in morphology from the two other nearby ringforts, more defensive with a deeper and more defensive outer fosse.
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
- Fish-pondunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.