Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garranmore (st. Patricksrock Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranmore (st. Patricksrock Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53913, -7.85835
- SMR number
- TS061-015001-
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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 pasture, on a very gentle N-facing slope. Conjoined to ringfort (TS061-015----) to NW via fosse. Oval area (dims. 26m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by well preserved bank of earth and stone. Bank (overall Wth 8.65m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2.15m). Entrance (overall Wth 6.5m; basal Wth 4m) at SSE and breaches (Wth 2m) at N and WSW. Fosse (overall Wth 7.85m; basal Wth 2.8m; D 1.65m) is best preserved NW-NNE and is less pronounced (overall Wth 7.85m; basal Wth 2.7m; D 0.35m) NNE-E and SSE-NW; Absent E-SSE. Short length of field boundary (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.3m; L 12m) (long axis NE-SW) abuts exterior of fosse at WNW. Interior is generally level and E-half is obscured by overgrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt spreadunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.