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Ringfort - rath

Garrynoe, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Garrynoe, 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
Garrynoe
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.57718, -7.56963
SMR number
TS055-033----

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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 reclaimed grassland on an E-facing slope of rising ground in upland region, good views to N, E and S, higher ground to W. Ringfort consists of a raised circular (diam. 24m N-S; 22m E-W) area enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (base Wth 3.2m; top Wth 1.7m; ext. H 1-1.5m) mainly reduced to a scarp and external fosse (base Wth 3m; top Wth 7m; ext. D 1.7m) visible from W through N to E only, filled in elsewhere, possible entrance feature (Wth 3.5m) at E. Interior slopes from W to E following natural slope of the terrain. Monument intersected by field boundary at S on an E-W axis destroying the outer fosse along this quadrant as depicted on 1903 ed. OS 6-inch map. Wide flat-bottomed fosse on the W upslope of the monument and appears to have been re-cut and used as field drain from N to E where it runs into a field drain running N-S along bottom of field. Remains of outer bank visible along E quadrant of ringfort appears to be the remains of dumping after the fosse was re-cut and used as a drain.

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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