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Ringfort - rath

Rathgallen, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Rathgallen, 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
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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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 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

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

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