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Ringfort - rath

Roesborough, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Roesborough, 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
Roesborough
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.47685, -8.20560
SMR number
TS066-024----

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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 undulating pasture, on slightly higher area of field. Oval area (dims. 26m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.2m) NW-E-SSW and scarp (Wth 2.7m; H 1.4m) SSW-NW; Possible entrance (Wth 1.75m) at W. Bank has occasional cattle breaches (Wth c. 1-1.5m) and is denuded SSE-SSW. Fosse (Wth 8m; D 0.25m). Remains of low profile outer bank (Wth 7m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.2m) traceable SE-SW and NNW-N and NNE-ENE. Interior has a general slope to E and is covered in tussocks of grass; Depression within is defined S-W-NE; Linear feature (long-axis E-W; L c. 2m; Wth 1.35m; D 0.25m) in W sector may be associated with possible entrance. Low, saddle like area to WSW between monument and pond.

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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