Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyknock, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyknock
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53059, -7.86855
- SMR number
- TS061-008----
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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
Just off the summit of Ballyknock Hill, on a S-facing slope, in pasture. Roughly circular area (diam. 42.3m N-S; 47.3m E-W) enclosed by grass-covered bank with a high stone content (Wth crest 2m; base 5.1m; H above int. 0.67m; H above ext. 2-2.3m) and shallow, U-shaped outer fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.28m). The fosse is most pronounced in the N half of the ringfort, the S side is obscured by brambles. Interior slopes to S. Foundations of a structure in interior with much denuded wall (Wth 1.7m; H 0.35m) running N-S (L 15m) from the inner face of the N bank. Immediately E of this there is a slightly raised area (dims. 15m N-S; 13m E-W) with stones protruding above the surface. Deep tractor/JCB ruts run E-W in the N part of the interior. The original entrance appears to be in the SSW (Wth 2.5m). A gap in the NW quadrant has been machine widened recently (Wth 5.8m) to provide tractor access to the monument. The bank material has been pushed into the fosse to provide a ramped causeway. In the N-NW sectors dead wood/scrub has been dumped in the fosse, with a small stone dump against the external face of the bank in the N. A post and wire fence runs E-W up to the external face of the bank in the E quadrant and the area immediately S of this has been dug away.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Burnt pitunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.