Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyglasheen (kilfeakle Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglasheen (kilfeakle Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47711, -8.05430
- SMR number
- TS067-025----
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 upper edge of W-facing slope. Excellent views all around. Substantial circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) defined by low inner bank (dims. int. H. 0.1m; ext. H 0.5m; Wth c. 3m). Gentle intervening fosse (Wth c. 5.6m; D 0.5m) has broad U-shaped profile. Broad exterior bank (int. H c. 0.45; ext. H c. 0.6m; Wth c. 4.5m) is better formed (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.5m; Wth 5m) at E, where it is incorporated into field boundary. Interior inaccessible and entire monument overgrown SW-W-NE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.