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Ringfort - rath

Ballynacree, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballynacree, 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
Ballynacree
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.48777, -8.31946
SMR number
TS058-043----

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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

In level wet pasture with a ditch-barrow (TS058-043001-) located 70m to the NE and another (TS058-043002-) 90m to the NNE. Circular raised area (diam. 28m) defined by a narrow flat-topped earthen bank (overall Wth 3.4m; Wth at top 1.6m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m). At the external base of the bank is a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth at base 3.2m; D 0.3m) and a low irregular external earthen bank (overall Wth 1.8m; Wth at top 1.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.1m). The internal bank is broken through by livestock at SW, WNW, NW and NNE. From S-SW the fosse has been almost completely infilled. The external bank is not visible at ground level S-SW where a NW-SE orientated field bbank skirts the line of the absent external bank at SSW. A break (Wth 2m) in the internal bank at E marks the position of the original entrance. The interior is level and clear of overgrowth with well spaced thorn bushes along the internal bank.

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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