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Ringfort - rath

Killeennagallive, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Killeennagallive, 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
Killeennagallive
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.50850, -8.35615
SMR number
TS057-002----

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

On top of a very slight broad rise in gently undulating pasture. Another ringfort (TS057-001----) is visible c. 180m to the WSW and a stepped-barrow (TS057-003001-) is visible c. 185m to the SE. Raised circular area (diam. 24m) enclosed by a steep earthen scarp (Wth 5m; H 1.9m). At the base of the scarp is a largely silted up flat-bottomed fosse (Wth at base 4m; D 0.2m) with an intermediate bank (overall Wth 14m; Wth at top 6m; H 0.4m) and external fosse (overall Wth 5.2m; Wth at base 1.2m; D 0.2m). NNE-WSW orientated field bank extends across the first fosse to within 2m of the external base of the scarped edge at WSW and at NW and a modern ENE-WSW orientated field boundary bank lies along the external edge of the intermediate bank SSE-SSW. The external fosse is not visible SE-SW. Break (Wth 2m) across the scarp, with a possible lining of rubble stone blocks on either side, and causeway (Wth 6-7.5m) across the first fosse at S marks the position of the original entrance. Interior is dished with an area (diam 7-8m) in the centre of the interior that slopes gently down toward the entrance at SSE. The interior is dry and clear of overgrowth. A circular outer concentric enclosure (diam. c. 54m), which appears to be defined by a bank and fosse, is visible on an aerial photograph (Bruff aerial survey ref. 3616) (Doody 1993, 177).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

Doody, M.G. 1993 The Bruff aerial photographic survey. Tipperary Historical Journal, 173-80.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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