Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Freaghduff, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Freaghduff
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53724, -7.89546
- SMR number
- TS061-002----
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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 pasture. Circular area (diam. 32m) defined by bank (overall Wth 7.9m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 2.1m). Entrance (Wth 5.25m) at W may be original but appears to have been widened. Fosse (overall Wth 6.95m; basal Wth 3m; D 1m) NE-S is truncated by stoned farm trackway to W and possibly to N. Topsoil deposited within fosse at S. Possible outer bank (overall Wth 2.6m; Wth at top 0.35m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.15m) NE-S, depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map as a field boundary. Interior is level.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.