Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockphelagh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockphelagh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53824, -8.23142
- SMR number
- TS058-001----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a slight SE-facing slope in gently undulating wet pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam.c.20m) defined by an earthen bank (overall Wth 3.65m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.7m) with an external fosse (Wth at base 2.2m; overall Wth 3.8m; D 0.15m). The bank and fosse are best preserved NW-N. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior is level and overgrown with whitethorn bushes with briars along the fosse.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 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.