Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Farranacliff, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farranacliff
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44210, -8.21160
- SMR number
- TS066-140----
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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 undulating pasture. Oval area (dims. 27m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by a low bank (Wth 4.45m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.95m) SW-N-NE which is reduced to scarp (Wth 2.8m; H 0.75m) SE-S-SW and NE-ENE, intervening wide, rush-filled fosse (basal Wth 9.5-12m; overall Wth 13.6-15.75m; D 0.2-0.3m), intervening bank (Wth 4.65m-5.9; int. H 0.2-1.5m; ext. H 0.2-0.9m) which survives from ENE-SSE, SSW-SW and WSW-NNW, an intervening fosse (Wth 4.9m; D 0.5m) which survives from SSW-SW and WSW-NW and an outer bank (Wth 5.8m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.35) which is evident from SSW-SW and WSW-NW. The outer bank is truncated by drain and field boundary (long axis E-W) across N-sector and has a gap (Wth c. 6m) at W. There is a platform (Wth 5m; H 0.3m) at base of outer bank at the ESE-SSE. A small enclosure (TS066-140002-) and possible house site (TS066-140001-) are within interior. Slightly raised farm trackway flanks monument to S.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.