Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyhusty, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhusty
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48341, -8.10051
- SMR number
- TS067-014----
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 pasture, on low hillock. Raised circular area (dims c. 41m N-S; c. 42m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (H c. 1.8m). Possible entrance at NW (Wth 2.5m). Traces of external fosse (Wth c. 6m; D c. 0.45m) NNW-E-SW. Interior slopes down very gently from scarp to a level central area. Moated site (TS067-081----) located c. 800m to NW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- House - indeterminate dateunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.