Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockalegan, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockalegan
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.50703, -8.34092
- SMR number
- TS057-006----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 a slight S-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Circular raised area (diam. 18m) enclosed by a broad earthen scarp (Wth 4m; ext. H 1.4-1.65m) with an external broad flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4m; D 0.2m). Modern NNE-WSW orientated field bank lies along the outer edge of the fosse at W. An irregular ramp (Wth 8m) across the scarped edge with a sloping causeway across the fosse at SSE marks the position of the original entrance that has been widened in modern times. Interior slopes slightly facing SSE toward the entrance and is dry and clear of overgrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.