Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dundrum, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dundrum
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53737, -8.03485
- SMR number
- TS060-002----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In level meadow to NW and lush pasture to SE and truncated by trackway (long-axis NE-SW) through centre. Circular area (diam. 26m) defined by remains of low earthen bank (overall Wth 6.15m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.6m) WSW-NE and scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.5m) NE-SW. Bank levelled SW-WSW and also at NE and SW where truncated by trackway (Wth 5m). Interior tilts downslope to SW. Enclosure (TS060-001----) is c. 3m to NW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.