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Ringfort - rath

Cloghleigh (Relickmurray & Athassel Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Cloghleigh (Relickmurray & Athassel Par.), 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
Cloghleigh (Relickmurray & Athassel Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.47303, -7.97663
SMR number
TS068-017----

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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 reclaimed pasture, on gentle N-facing slope of gently undulating land. Sub-circular area (dims. c. 28m N-S; c. 20m E-W) defined by scarp (Wth 3.25m; H 1.15m) SW-W-WNW, steep scarp (Wth 7.2m; H 2.45m) NW-N-ESE and gentle scarp ESE-S-SW. External fosse (Wth 6.45m; Dth 0.3m) SW-W-WNW. Probable earthen field boundary (Wth 5.2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.5m) flanks fosse SW-W-WNW and turns at right angle away from monument, to W. Interior poached by cattle and covered in mature thorn trees. Small, firm mound (dims. 2.5m NE-SW; 1.5m NW-SE; H 0.4m) of earth and stone is enclosed to E and S by latter field boundary. Both a scatter of loose stone and numerous piles in and around monument. Wet pools of mucky water to N, E and Lough Muck to SE. Enclosure (TS068-044----) c. 275m to WSW.

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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