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Castle - ringwork

Garrandee, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Castle - ringwork, Garrandee, 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
Garrandee
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.44191, -7.92066
SMR number
TS068-104----

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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 small pasture field, adjacent to E of 2-storey farmhouse. Remains of circular ringfort defined as raised semi-circular area (Arc. c. 38m NE-SW; dims. 20m E-W) by substantial earthen bank (Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 3.2m) S-W-NE. Breach (Wth c. 4m) reduces bank height (Wth 6.5m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 2.3m) at NNW. Bank very steep on exterior and slopes down gradually on interior. ESB pole inserted into top of bank at WNW and stay is anchored into base adjacent. Enclosed area of interior in long grass. No visible surface trace of monument NE-E-S. Possible ringwork (TS068-105----) intervisibe c. 235m 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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