Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Racecourse (st. John Baptist Par.),templenoe (killeenasteena Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Racecourse (st. John Baptist Par.),templenoe (killeenasteena Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47440, -7.90179
- SMR number
- TS068-031----
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 W-facing slope. Sub-oval enclosure (dims. c. 43m N-S; c. 42m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 9m; int. H c. 0.8m; ext. H c. 1.5m) S-SW and reduced to low bank (int. Wth c. 3.35m; ext. Wth c. 3.1m; int. H c. 0.5m; ext. H 0.7m) SW-W-N and scarp SE-S and N-NE (Wth c. 3.3m; H c. 0.5m). E-arc truncated by townland boundary (long axis N-S) NE-E-SE. This arc is in a different townland of Racecourse and only a slight visible surface trace was noted. Remains of an external fosse (Wth c. 8.55m; D c. 0.95m) are well defined SE-SW and no trace SW-W-N-NE. Gap (Wth c. 4m)is well defined through bank at N.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.