Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Barnlough, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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.