Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Garranlea, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Garranlea
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44878, -7.93661
- SMR number
- TS068-080----
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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 SW-facing slope. Roughly oval area (dims. c. 30m N-S; c. 26m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth c. 4m; H 1.45m) NE-S-W-NW and bank (Wth c. 6m; int. H 1.15m; ext. H 0.65m) and collapsed rubble stone wall NW-N-NE. Mature thorn and some chestnut trees around scarp. Interior slopes down to SW and is covered in mature thorn trees. Ringfort (TS068-084----) is c. 270m to SE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.