Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Mobarnan, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mobarnan
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.51008, -7.76116
- SMR number
- TS061-111----
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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 generally clear, level are of woodland. Circular area (dims. 27m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by earthen bank (overall Wth 8m; Wth at top 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.8m). Fosse (overall Wth 5.8m; basal Wth 1.3m; D 0.3m) seen SW-SE and obscured by overgrowth SE-SW. Interior is level; Drain (max. Wth 3m; Dth 0.15m) pierces bank at SW, truncates S-sector and exits breached bank at SE. Ringfort (TS061-110----) is c. 170m to NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- House - 17th centuryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.