Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Boytonrath, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Boytonrath
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.46885, -7.94254
- SMR number
- TS068-057----
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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 S-facing slope. No visible surface trace of monument. Depicted on 1900-05 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam c. 40m) open to S. External fosse depicted by hachures N-SE. Depicted on 1st edition OS 6-inch map as large circular enclosure. Natural depression to NE. Ringfort (TS068-058001-) and annexe (TS068-058002-) inter-visible c. 345m to ESE, enclosure (TS068-054----) c. 260m to WNW and ringfort (TS068-055----) c. 265m to W. Public road close to N.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.