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Ringfort - rath

Ballycomisk, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballycomisk, 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
Ballycomisk
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.48469, -7.84401
SMR number
TS069-004----

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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 pasture, on gentle N-facing slope, enclosed by linear grove of trees to E and S. Sub-circular area (dims. 20m N-S; 14m E-W) defined by steep earthen scarp (Wth 4.0m; H 1.5m). NE-sector of scarp truncated by quarrying activities. External fosse (Wth 9.8m; D 0.8m) is well preserved all around monument and opens out into a semi-circular area (dims. 13m NE-SW; 26m NW-SE) at NE, where the inner scarp of the monument has been truncated. Causewayed entrance (Wth 4.5m) at NNE. Designated as a National Monument (No. 581) in 1979 due to quarrying activites (OPW file).

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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