Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilross (clonbeg Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilross (clonbeg Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.42869, -8.28466
- SMR number
- TS066-127----
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 wet pasture, on a NW-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 21m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 1.5m; H 1.4m) which has been straightened (L16m) NNE-ESE. Remnants of low bank (Wth 4.55m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.75m) ESE and S-SW. External fosse (Wth 6.9m; D 1.3m) is waterlogged W-NNW and there is a breach at N to allow water to exit downslope. Interior has a break of slope (Wth 1m; H 0.5m) across NW-sector and dense growth of briars is off-centre to NE. Field boundary depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map flanking exterior of monument WSW-NNE has been removed W-NNW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.