Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilballyherberry, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilballyherberry
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53673, -7.80615
- SMR number
- TS061-042----
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 the upper contour of an E-facing slope. Oval area (dims. 22m N-S; 18m E-W) defined by bank (overall Wth 5.1m; Wth at top 1.1m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 1.05m) N-S and reduced to scarp S-SSW. Scarp (Wth 4m; H 0.25m) levelled SSW-N. Entrance gap (overall Wth 5m; basal Wth 3.25m) to E. Fosse (overall Wth 4.1m; basal Wth 1.5m; D 0.15m) N-E and ESE-SSW has been backfilled unevenly. Interior has an uneven surface across a level centre and an E-facing slope across E-half. Silage slab to W is cut into ground surface and is defined to N and E by a low, modern bank. Field boundaries to E and S removed. Ringfort (TS061-043----) is c. 30m to SW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.