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Ringfort - rath

Ballinleenty, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballinleenty, 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
Ballinleenty
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.45180, -8.21337
SMR number
TS066-116----

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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 rough pasture. Oval area (dims. 25m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by bank (Wth 2.75m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.75m) NE-ESE, which is reduced to a scarp (Wth 0.9m-3.3m; H 0.4-0.55m) WNW-N and SSE-SSW, an intervening fosse (Wth 5.65m; D 0.25m) NE-SSE and possible intervening bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 0.35m) at ENE and ESE, but this may have formed as a result of drainage activity of fosse area, and an outer fosse (Wth 1.3m) and substantial outer bank (Wth 5.9m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.9m) from ESE-SW. The outer bank is flanked on exterior by a wide deep channel, is not depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map and may be a later drainage feature. The intervening fosse is waterlogged and is cut by a pond-like feature at E, which may be a later drainage sump. There are gaps (Wth c. 4-6m) in the intervening bank at the N-NE, E and SE. This possible ringfort has been truncated by the angle of field boundary (long axis NNW-SSE) across WSW-sector and has subsequently been eroded at NNW and SW where there is a rough trackway across the monument. The interior slopes downwards to ENE.

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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