Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Rathgallen, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathgallen
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathgallen
- Coordinates
- 52.46000, -8.01396
- SMR number
- TS068-039----
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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 fallow arable field, ploughed right up to edge of monument. On top of low rise at spot height 268ft. Raised circular area (dims. c. 46.3m N-S; c. 44m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 5.1m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.55m). Possible modification of exterior of bank on E side. Interior rises upwards gradually from base of bank to raised (H 0.65m) circular area (dims. c. 36m N-S; c. 34m E-W) which tilts gently downwards to SE. Possible that this is original interior and that internal bank has been levelled into a possible intervening fosse (Wth 5.1m; D 0.5m), leaving the slight depression around the raised circular area within interior. Furthermore, steep drop to deep fosse like feature within E edge of interior. Ringfort (TS068-038----) intervisible c. 135m to NW and ringfort (TS068-040----) intervisible c. 285m to SE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Barrow - ditch barrowunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.