Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Dually, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dually
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.54233, -7.83415
- SMR number
- TS061-017----
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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 gently undulating pasture, on a steep SE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (dims. 28m NE-SW; c. 29m NW-SE) defined by low bank (overall Wth 5.5-7.7m; Wth at top 0.65-0.85m; int. H 0.45-0.95m; ext. H 1-1.2m) NE-NW; Not seen NW-NE due to dense overgrowth. Entrance gap (overall Wth 7m; basal Wth 4m) at SE. Fosse (overall Wth 4.7m; basal Wth 1.5m; D 0.3m) NE-SE and SW-N; small stream skirts SE-SW as depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map. Fosse not seen N-NNE due to impenetrable growth of vegetation and is possibly backfilled at NNE. Outer bank (overall Wth 2.75m; Wth at top 1.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.35m) NE-SE is reduced to bank (overall Wth 1.9m; Wth at top 0.4m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.65m) SW-NW. Interior is ungrazed with occasional whitethorn and has a dense growth of furze to E.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.