Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinglanna, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinglanna
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48203, -8.26937
- SMR number
- TS066-012----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 pasture, on a general SW-facing slope. Oval area (dims 19m N-S; 16m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 3.8m; H 1.25m). Possible berm (Wth 2.75m) NE-SW at base of scarp. Intervening fosse (Wth 9.35m; D 2.25m). Outer bank (Wth 7.6m; int. H 2.25m; ext. H 0.9m) NE-SE and SW-WNW is eroded by livestock WSW-WNW. Field boundary (long axis ENE-WSW) truncates fosse across NNW-sector. Interior is grass covered and slightly uneven. A low profile sub-circular area (dims. 3.5m N-S; 4.75m E-W) is within centre and a flat stone covered in lichens is in the SE-quadrant.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.