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Ringfort - rath

Glenbane, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Glenbane, 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
Glenbane
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.48443, -8.28963
SMR number
TS066-008001-

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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

On top of a broad locally prominent hill, on a slight S-facing slope just to S of summit, in rolling pasture. A mound-barrow (TS066-008002-) is located 40m to the NW and a water reservoir 10m to the NW. Circular raised area (diam. 16m) defined by a narrow earthen bank (overall Wth 5.6-6.2m; Wth 5m; int. H 0.1-0.2m; ext. H 2.15m). At the external base of the bank is a broad flat-bottomed fosse (Wth at base 2m; D 0.2-0.4m) and an external earthen bank (Overall Wth 3-4.5m; Wth at top 1m; int. H 0.1-0.3m; ext. H 0.1m). The internal bank and fosse are well preserved while the external bank has a low irregular profile being difficult to discern at ground level in many areas. A modern E-W orientated farm track lies 2m outside the external base of the external bank at N. A break (Wth 4m) in the internal bank at ESE marks the position of the original entrance with a slight causeway across the fosse and a poorly defined corresponding break in the external bank. The interior is raised to compensate for the underlying natural slope and is level and clear of overgrowth.

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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