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Ringfort - rath

Garranmore (St. Patricksrock Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Garranmore (St. Patricksrock Par.), 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
Garranmore (St. Patricksrock Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.53946, -7.85857
SMR number
TS061-015----

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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 pasture, on a very gentle N-facing slope. Conjoined to ringfort (TS061-015001-) to SE via fosse. Circular area (diam. 23m) defined by well-preserved bank (overall Wth 5.75-6.05m; Wth at top 1.2-1.65m; int. H 0.3-0.75m; ext. H 1.6-2.15m) of earth and stone. Fosse (overall Wth 7.85m; basal Wth 2.8m; D 1.6m) is shared SE-SSW and is less pronounced (overall Wth 8.6m; basal Wth 3.3m; D 0.7m) SSW-SE. Possible portion of outer bank (overall Wth 4.2m; basal Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.3m) WNW-NW. Large boulders protruding from sod within bank at WNW. Entrance (overall Wth 7m; basal Wth 3m) at SW and gap (Wth 2m) at NE. Interior has a gentle tilt downslope to N. Field boundary (long axis WNW-ESE) abuts exterior of fosse at NE.

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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