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
- 52.50626, -7.85952
- SMR number
- TS061-085----
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, level pasture. Oval area (dims. 25m E-W; 21m N-S) defined by poorly preserved scarp (Wth 2.3m; H 0.7m) NNW-SE and remains of levelled scarp (Wth 1.5m; H 0.15m) SE-SW. Scarp (Wth 2.2m H 0.45m) fenced off and not easily accessible SW-NNW and is cut by pond SW-W as per latest edition OS 6-inch map. No entrance identified. Possible remains of fosse (basal Wth 2.85m; overall Wth 7.95m; D 0.2m) NNW-SE are deeply poached by cattle. Interior slopes down gently to S; Furze and briars encroaching upon perimeter around W-sector.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.