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Ringfort - rath

Freaghduff, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Freaghduff, 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
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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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 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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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