Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycohy, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycohy
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48511, -8.22433
- SMR number
- TS066-018----
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 improved pasture; drainage channels and dry stream beds. Circular area (diam. 20.5m) defined by low bank (Wth 5.9m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.2m) WNW-NW and ESE-SE and a denuded scarp (Wth 3m; H 0.95m) NW-ESE and SE-WNW. Breach (Wth 0.75m) at E. Fosse (Wth 6.55-7.25m; D 0.5-0.65m) is waterlogged NW-SE and poorly drained elsewhere. Possible remains of outer bank (Wth 6.1m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.2m) WNW-N and ESE. Raised area (dims. 6m N-S; 8m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 1.5m; H 0.2m) ESE-WNW and levelled scarp (Wth 1m; H 0.05m) WNW-NNW within NE sector is a possible house foundation.Possible entrance at S and depression within.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.