Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballyglass Upper (clonpet Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyglass Upper (clonpet Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44003, -8.17350
- SMR number
- TS067-068----
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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 N-facing slope. Circular area (dims. c. 41m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by inner scarp (H 0.4m), shallow intervening fosse (Wth 5.5m; Dth 0.4m), outer bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H. 0.5m; ext. H 0.95m) and external fosse (Wth c. 4.7m; D c. 0.35m). Inner scarp and outer bank are uneven in height due to erosion and survive best around base of mature trees. Curvilinear feature adjoins monument to S and is defined by bank (Wth 3m; H c. 0.25m) SE-W-NW extending from SW bank of ringfort. This is a possible annexe. Traces of long, narrow, sinuous depression possibly old watercourse to S and E of ringfort.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.