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
- 52.44749, -7.93211
- SMR number
- TS068-084----
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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 SW-facing slope. Raised sub-oval area (dims. c. 23m N-S; c. 28m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth 6.5m; H 2.6m) NW-N-E-SE and bank (Wth 10m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 2.9m) SE-S-W-NW. Intervening fosse (Wth 10.4m; D 0.85m) is very well defined all round. External bank (Wth 6.6m; int. H 1.45m; ext. H 0.6m) is modified at WSW, where an oval depression cuts into it and bank is levelled off. Causewayed entrance (Wth c. 5m) at E. Outer bank and inner scarp covered in thorn trees. Interior tends gently downwards to SW; some briars around edge at NW and NE. Ringfort (TS068-080----) c. 270m to NW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.