Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilpheak, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilpheak
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.49479, -7.83726
- SMR number
- TS061-093----
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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 highest area of field: Great views in all directions. Circular area (dims. 29m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by bank, reduced to scarp (Wth 3.15-3.3m; H 1.4-1.6m). Possible entrance (Wth 1.5m) at N could be modern or maybe enhanced by livestock. Possible causeway (Wth 2.5m) at N, but may be build up of soil from slippage. Fosse (overall Wth 7.15m; basal Wth 1.35m; D 1.35m) NW-SSW. Evidence of possible quarrying at SE, where fosse (dims. 14m NNE-SSW; 10m WNW-ESE; D1.4m) is wide and deep. Interior is well grazed allowing identification of subtle traces of cultivation furrows (general long axis N-S; Wth c. 1.5m; D 0.04m). Trigonometric point on exterior of fosse at NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.