Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Grangebarry,lismortagh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grangebarry,lismortagh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52921, -7.68809
- SMR number
- TS062-043----
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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
On a SE-facing slope in gently undulating terrain, in pasture. Ringfort (TS062-044----) is located immediately to the SW and enclosure (TS062-045----) is located beyond that to the SW. Ringfort (diam. 64.5m N-S; 54.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 6.8-9m; int. H 0.25-0.48m; ext. H 0.64-1.85m) and outer fosse (Wth 1.5-1.8m; D 0.35-0.44m). The interior, which slopes to the SE, is under grass while scrub is growing on the bank. There is an entrance gap (Wth 3.6m) in NW quadrant. The bank is quite denuded in the N sector.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.