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Ringfort - rath

Barnlough, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Barnlough, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Barnlough
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.43683, -8.04714
SMR number
TS067-079----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In level pasture. Circular area (dims. c. 28m NW-SE; c. 21m NE-SW) defined by scarped edge with external fosse N-SE. No evidence for bank outside fosse. Interior level and slightly raised. Field boundary truncates site from NW-SE, removing SW area, the N24 south of Bansha runs through this area. Mound (TS067-080----) located c. 600m to SW; enclosure (TS067-077----) located 1.45km to WNW.

See attached:
TS067-079----_01 From the SE

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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