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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
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.49057, -8.31691
SMR number
TS058-044----

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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, 10m to the E of a NE-SW flowing stream. Circular slightly raised area (diam. 28m) defined by a low internal earthen bank (overall Wth 4.7m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m) with an external narrow flat-bottomed fosse (overall Wth 2m; Wth at base 0.6m; D 0.2m). The internal bank has a low irregular profile and is best preserved NE-W. The fosse is very shallow and difficult to discern at ground level S-NW. Two NE-SW orientated relic field drains link to the fosse at NE and S and the drain has been widened (Wth at base 2m) between the two drains NE-S. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior is clear of overgrowth, undulates gently and is slightly raised at the centre.

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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