Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Annesgift, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Annesgift
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48718, -7.73765
- SMR number
- TS062-112----
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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 edge of SW-facing slope which falls to a fast flowing river c. 70m SW of ringfort, in gently undulating terrain under pasture, in Annesgift Estate. Circular ringfort (diam. 45.3m N-S; 44.4m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 8.6m; int. H 0.88m; ext. H 1.86m); fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.18-1.3m) and outer bank (Wth 4.1m; ext. H 0.33m) which is only visible from S-SW-W. Fosse is deep where there is an outer bank. Field bank and ditch runs E-W up to the inner bank in the W quadrant, with another field bank running NW-SE into the inner bank in the S quadrant. Gap in inner bank in NW quadrant but is obstructed by a tree and overgrown with brambles.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 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.