Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Boscabell, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boscabell
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52378, -7.85360
- SMR number
- TS061-028----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 improved pasture, on upper edge of a gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 22m) defined by scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 1m) NW-NE, levelled NE-SE and obscured by vegetation SE-NW. Scarp wide and uneven NW-NE, where an abutting field boundary is depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map. An external fosse (Wth c. 4m; D 0.45m) is re-cut SE-NW and backfilled NW-SE. Interior is generally level and uneven in N-sector.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Burnt pitunder 1 mi
- Habitation siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.