Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballywalter (kilvemnon Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballywalter (kilvemnon Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48873, -7.55409
- SMR number
- TS063-038----
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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 S-facing slope, with a coniferous plantation to the N. An enclosure (TS063-039----) is located c. 50m to the SE. A sub-circular area (dims. c. 38m E-W; c. 35m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth at top 0.5m; overall Wth 4.6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.35m) and fosse (basal Wth 2.5m; overall Wth 6.8m; D 0.9m) which is best preserved SE-W-N. The interior is inaccessible due to impenetrable overgrowth.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Kilnunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.