Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Roesborough, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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----
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 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
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.