Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycomisk, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycomisk
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48948, -7.84080
- SMR number
- TS061-097----
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 pasture, on top of a ridge (long axis NNW-SSE). Excellent views in all directions. Circular area (dims. 44m NE-SW; 42m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (overall Wth 4m; Wth at top 0.75m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.65m) reduced to scarp in places. Entrance (overall Wth 8m; basal Wth 5.5m) at SSE. Intervening fosse (overall Wth 7.6m; basal Wth 2.7m; D 0.75m) SSW-E, is U-shaped. Outer bank (overall Wth 3.9m; Wth at top 1.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.75m) SSW-E, is eroded down in places. Outer bank is levelled and pushed into fosse SSW-E. Interior has a SSE-facing slope.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.