Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Railstown (railstown Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Railstown (railstown Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.49200, -7.80741
- SMR number
- TS061-124----
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 level tillage. Circular area (diam. 24m) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.0m; Wth at top 0.6m; total Wth 5.85m) WSW-ESE and reduced to scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 0.65m) ESE-WSW. Fosse (basal Wth 2.5m; overall Wth 7.75m; D 0.4m) is best preserved SW-NE and is otherwise shallow (basal Wth 1.25m; overall Wth 4.5m; D 0.15m) and truncated by tillage around edges NE-SW. Interior is generally level and covered in overgrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - hollow-wayunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.