Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballinleenty, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballinleenty
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.45210, -8.21953
- SMR number
- TS066-115----
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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 a small pasture field, farmyard to S. Oval area (dims. 34m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by bank (Wth 5.9m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.4m) SSE-W-NE which is best defined (Wth 8.95m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 3.05m) SW-NW. Bank is reduced to a scarp (Wth 1.75m; H 1.1m) E-SSE. Breach (Wth 6.5m) at ENE and breach (Wth 3m) at NW. Fosse (overall Wth 9.85m; basal Wth 3m; D 0.75m) SW-NW. Modern earthen bank defining silage slab is located 6m from base of bank at S and truncates fosse SSE-SW. Interior generally level and grass covered.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.