Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
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
- 52.49922, -7.85767
- SMR number
- TS061-090----
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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 edge of an E-facing contour. Levelled remains of oval area (dims. 32m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by levelled scarp (Wth 3.7m; H 0.35m) S-NW and reduced to a very short, levelled scarp (Wth 1.5m; H 0.35m) NW-S. Interior is higher to W-side and falls gently to E, with prevalent slope. Faint scar of curvilinear field boundary respects E-side of monument. Trackway may truncate base of scarp to W and trackway c. 2m to S. The enclosure is depicted on the 1st (1840) and 2nd (1952-54) ed. OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular area (diam. c. 30m) and was drawn as such in a sketch plan and sections in 1954 (OS Field Memorandums). In 1982 Cahill (unpublished thesis) described the monument as being in poor condition with one bank and a waterlogged ditch. Ringfort (TS061-091----) is c. 100m to SE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.