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Ringfort - rath

Glengall, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Glengall, 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
Glengall
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.57845, -7.56006
SMR number
TS055-034----

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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 a W-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views from S through W to N, higher ground to E. Enclosure possible (TS055-075----) 130m to the SW. Ringfort consists of a circular area (int. diam. 25m N-S; 26m E-W; overall diam. 30m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 1.6m; base Wth 2.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.8-0.5m) now incorporated as a field boundary from W through N to E, elsewhere the bank has been levelled and reduced to a scarp (H 0.2m). No outer fosse or entrance feature visible, interior of site slopes from E to W following natural slope of the ground. Possible well structure consisting of a box like french drain (Wth 0.6m; H 0.5m) incorporated into field boundary to E of ringfort which is depicted on the 1843 ed. OS 6-inch map. External face of bank has been damaged and partially cut away revealing the core of the bank from S to SW only. Small field enclosed by field boundary which runs onto ringfort at SE as depicted on 1903 ed. OS 6-inch map has been levelled and no longer survives, this field boundary appears to have run onto the well structure to the E of the ringfort.

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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