Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathkenny, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathkenny
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.49555, -7.62350
- SMR number
- TS062-137----
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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 steep SSW-facing slope, just S of a 400ft contour. A much denuded oval area (dims. 46m WNW-ESE; 40m NNE-SSW) defined by earthen bank (overall Wth 7.5m; Wth at top 2.4m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.4m) WNW-N-ENE, reduced to levelled scarp (Wth 3.6m; H 0.5m) ENE-E-SSW; a deep, wide fosse (overall Wth 5.85m; basal Wth 2.5m; D 1.2m) WNW-N-ENE, which has been backfilled, yet traceable (overall Wth 7.6m; basal Wth 2m; D 0.15m) from ENE-E-SSW and the possible remains of an outer bank (overall Wth 8m; Wth at top 3m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 0.4m) at ESE. The interior slopes steadily to SSW. According to Cahill (1982, R390), 'poor condition…very denuded on S-side.'
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 Unpublished M. A. thesis.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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
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- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.