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
- 52.44017, -7.91765
- SMR number
- TS068-105----
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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 N-facing slope. Remains of oval enclosure surviving as semi-circular area (dims . 22m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by substantial earthen bank (Wth 10.5m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 3.2m). Gap (Wth 10m) in bank at W and gap (Wth 3.5m) at E. Monument truncated by field boundary (long-axis E-W) to N of gaps. Levelled remains of monument on N-side of field boundary defined by low rise W->N->NNE. Area of monument NNE-E possibly incorporated into field boundary. Deep intervening fosse (Wth 10.5m; D 0.7m) E-S-W. Possible causewayed entrance at SSE. Remains of outer bank (Wth 9m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.4m) E-S-W is best preserved (Wth 7.4m; int. H 2.2m; ext. H 0.8m) SSW-WSW; gap (Wth 2.5m) in outer bank at E, breach at WSW and gap (Wth 4m) at W. Banks covered in briars and thorn trees, except SE-S. Interior has N-facing slope and is covered in tall grasses. Possible ringwork (TS068-104----) intervisible c. 235m to NW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Castle - ringworkunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.