Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Milltown St. John, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Milltown St. John
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.53240, -7.66768
- SMR number
- TS062-021----
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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 a SE-facing slope. A ringfort (TS062-020----) lies c. 260m to NW. An oval area (dims. 36m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (overall Wth 6.3m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.1.35m) ESE-W-NE, which is lower from NE-E-ESE (overall Wth 6.7m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.9m), and an outer fosse (overall Wth 10.10m; basal Wth 2.65m; D 1.25m) SW-E-ENE, which is shallower in the SE quadrant (overall Wth 8.35m; basal Wth 4m; D 0.15m) and backfilled in the S quadrant. A probable entrance gap (Wth 9.5m) at SSE is blocked by fallen trees. The interior slopes steeply to the SE and is obscured by undergrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 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.