Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Coolbaun (cooleagh Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolbaun (cooleagh Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.52542, -7.69420
- SMR number
- TS062-046----
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
On a natural rise surrounded by undulating pasture. Monument was partially damaged in the 1950s during land clearance work, which included cutting drains around the exterior, probably re-cutting the existing fosse. It is still largely intact and consists of a roughly circular area (diam. 49.7m N-S; 57.6m E-W) enclosed by a round-topped bank (Wth 2.15-2.5m; int. H 0.25-0.56m; ext. H 0.67-1.13m) and ext. fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.63m) visible in all but E-SE quadrant. The interior is relatively clear of vegetation, otherwise the perimeter is overgrown with scrub and brambles.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.