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Ringfort - rath

Ballynahow (Bruis Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballynahow (Bruis Par.), 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
Ballynahow (Bruis Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.46225, -8.22850
SMR number
TS066-062----

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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 improved pasture, above natural scarp of flood plain, c. 5m to S of River Ara. Circular area (dims. 27m N-S; 29m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 1.85-2.9m; H 0.3-0.85m), an intervening fosse (basal Wth 2.15m; overall Wth 5m; D 0.6m), an intervening bank (Wth 4.35-4.95m; int. H 0.6-0.8m; ext. H 0.65-1.45m), an outer fosse (basal Wth 1.6m; overall Wth 4.65m; D 0.7m) evident from NNW-NNE and ESE-W and an outer bank (Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.4m) is evident from NNW-NNE, ESE and SSE-W and has a gap (Wth 0.8m) at SW. The ringfort defined by a natural rise SW-WSW. The interior is slightly uneven due to growth of deciduous trees. The internal scarp has occasional gaps (Wth 1.5m) WNW-NW and is worn by cattle from ENE-SSE. The intervening bank is slightly lower NE-ENE and slightly higher at ESE and has several gaps, one (Wth 1.8m) at WNW, two (Wth 1.5m) at E and one (Wth 4m) at SE. The outer fosse is partially backfilled from ESE-SE. An enclosure (TS066-061----) is c. 150m to SW.

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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