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Ringfort - rath

Killea (Bruis Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Killea (Bruis 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
Killea (Bruis Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.44269, -8.20514
SMR number
TS066-141001-

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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, in generally level area of stream valley, at base of N-facing slope. Oval area (dims. 22m N-S; c. 26m E-W) defined by bank (Wth 4.55m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.45m) NNE-SW and a straightened scarp (Wth 1.15m; H 0.7m) to WNW and NNW. Monument does not survive SW-WNW due to damage by drainage activities. Fosse (Wth 3.7m; D 0.2m) NNE-SW and scant remains of an outer bank (Wth 3.35m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.2m) survive NNE-ENE. Entrance (Wth 3.25m) in inner bank and (Wth 4m) in outer bank at NE. Depression within centre of interior is waterlogged. Raised area in NE-quadrant is obscured by dense grasses. Identified as an enclosure by the Air Corps (V.311/2949-8) and GSI (R517/516; 16-4-1974). Drain (long-axis c. N-S; L 18m; Wth 3.2m; D 0.4m) truncates W-sector and may account for the straightened scarp to WNW. Enclosure (TS066-141001-) is c. 12m to WNW.

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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