Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockkelly, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockkelly
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.50586, -7.66369
- SMR number
- TS062-093----
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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 fairly level ground in undulating hilly terrain, under pasture. Roughly circular ringfort (diam. 57m N-S; 62.6m E-W) has been levelled but is clearly visible as a raised area defined by a broad, flattened bank (Wth 12-18m; int. H 0.23-0.5m; ext. H 1.08m). Probable entrance in SSW with bank reducing on both sides of entrance feature. Monument upstanding when visited in 1982, it was enclosed by a bank and outer fosse and was classified as a ringfort (Cahill 1982).
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Cahill, M. 1982 The archaeology of the Barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished M. A. thesis.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Road - road/trackwayunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.