Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gragaugh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gragaugh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.55943, -7.53693
- SMR number
- TS055-050----
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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 a W-facing slope of N-S ridge in upland region overlooking stream to W, good views in all directions. Possible moated site (TS055-049----) 140m to N. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular platform (int. diam. 24m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.5m) and external fosse (base Wth 1.5m; top Wth 5m ; ext. D 0.3m) both of which are intersected at S on an E-W axis. No entrance feature, no other features visible.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.