Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathordan, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathordan
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.51208, -7.84922
- SMR number
- TS061-078----
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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 a W-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 28m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by inner bank (overall Wth 4.05m; Wth at top 1.5m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.55m) and outer fosse (overall Wth 7.75m; basal Wth 2.5m; D 0.3m) E-NNW. Outer bank (overall Wth 5.25m; Wth at top 1.55m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.65m) ESE-WNW is poorly preserved WNW-N. Causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) at SSW. Outer bank is truncated by field boundary across N and E sectors. Interior has a W-facing slope. Large quarried area (dims. 12m NE-SW; 10m NW-SE; D >1m) within NE-quadrant, has also disturbed inner bank and fosse.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape - tree-ringunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.