Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Castle - ringwork
Garrandee, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.