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Ringfort - rath

Ballyhomuck,Ballyvadlea (Cloneen Par.),Garrankyle, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballyhomuck,Ballyvadlea (Cloneen Par.),Garrankyle
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.48654, -7.60176
SMR number
TS063-036001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In improved pasture, on a S-facing slope. It is conjoined with a ringfort (TS063-036----) from W to NW. A sub-circular area (dims. 31m E-W; 36.65m N-S) defined by a substantial earthen bank (Wth at top 1.5m; overall Wth 11.5m; int. H 2.05m; ext. H 2.1m) NW-E-SE and levelled arc of bank, reduced to scarp (Wth 9.65m; H0.9m) in the S quadrant and fosse (basal Wth 1.8m; overall Wth 10.85m; D 1.6m) NW-E-SE. The monument is truncated by a linear earthen field boundary (Wth at top 0.6m; overall Wth 1.9m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.7m) and drain across the S-arc and a similar boundary forms the division between the conjoined ringfort (TS063-036----) to W. There is a gap (Wth 5m) at the W end of the S side of the later field boundary. The bank has been backfilled into the area of conjoined fosse at W and only a short return of fosse exists at SW and NW. The interior slopes down steeply with prevalent slope and is planted with beech and conifer trees.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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