Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Meldrum, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Meldrum
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52316, -7.81847
- SMR number
- TS061-057----
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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 low rise. Circular area (dims. 39m E-W; 38m N-S) defined by bank (overall Wth 4.75m; Wth at top 1.4m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 2.05m) which is best preserved where it is incorporated into field boundary SW-NW. Remains of fosse (overall Wth 7.65m; basal Wth 3m; D 0.2m) SW-ESE. Bank appears pushed slightly outwards at SSE, where former field boundary (long axis ENE-WSW) was located. Entrance gap (basal Wth 3.5m; overall Wth 7m) at NNW and breach in bank at SSW, closed by gate. Interior is slightly higher in centre. Farm trackway (long axis ENE-WSW) to immediate S.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.