Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Gortaknockeare, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Gortaknockeare
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44523, -8.15236
- SMR number
- TS067-054----
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 a gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (dims. c. 28m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.5m) E-S-W-ENE. Possible entrance (Wth c. 4m) at E. Bank covered in trees and overgrowth on interior and exterior except eroded area on exterior at ENE. Interior in lush pasture and tends downslope to N. Standing stone (TS067-054001-) at edge of fosse to NW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.