Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Killea (bruis Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.