Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhomuck,ballyvadlea (cloneen Par.),garrankyle, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhomuck,ballyvadlea (cloneen Par.),garrankyle
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48700, -7.60249
- SMR number
- TS063-036----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
In improved pasture, on a S-facing slope. Sub-circular area (dims. 37m E-W; total 42m N-S) defined by earthen bank (Wth at top 1.5m; overall Wth 6.3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.85m) SE-NW; gap (Wth 5.5m) at WNW. Remains of levelled bank traceable around N-arc. Monument truncated by linear earthen field boundary across N arc and similar boundary forms division between conjoined ringfort (TS063-036001-) to E. Fosse (basal Wth 1.2m; overall Wth 5.5m; D 0.55m) SW-WNW is backfilled SE-SW. Possible drain (L 14m) at S-end, E-side, along inside of dividing field boundary. Interior has a S-facing slope.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Burnt moundunder 1 mi
- Field systemunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.