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Ringfort - rath

Kilross (Clonbeg Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Kilross (Clonbeg 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
Kilross (Clonbeg Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.44104, -8.29121
SMR number
TS066-124----

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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 pasture, on a SE-facing slope. Roughly circular area (diam. c. 15m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-5.75m; int. H 0.2-0.6m; ext. H 0.6-1m), intervening fosse (Wth 4.55m; D 0.65m) and external bank (Wth 3.35m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 0.5m) is best preserved SE-WNW and survives intermittently NW-N-NNE where it is poorly preserved. The inner bank is best preserved ENE-S-WNW and is damaged by intermittent cattle breaks WNW-N-ENE and is badly poached. The intervening fosse is best preserved SE-W-N-NNE and is waterlogged. It is poorly defined NNE-E-SE where the external bank has been levelled. The remains of levelled external bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.15m) are traceable NNE-E-SE. A linear fosse-like feature (Wth 2.7m; D 0.4m) is perpendicular to the intervening bank across SSE-sector and may be a straightened portion of the fosse. A low, sub-triangular mound, partially obscured by gorse is to S and may be a modified portion of an additional outer bank. A short portion of this possible outer bank is visible at NE. Potential arc of fosse and this outer bank is truncated by field boundary (long-axis ENE-WSW) at NW. Interior is not accessible due to impenetrable growth and is only visible around the perimeter.

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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