Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballycomisk, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballycomisk
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48550, -7.83406
- SMR number
- TS069-005001-
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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
On gentle SE facing slope in undulating pasture. Ringfort (TS069-005002-) located c. 20m to SE and enclosure (TS069-012----) is clearly visible on top of hillock c. 400 m to ESE. Circular area (diam. 30m N-S; 29.2m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3.2-7.7m; int. H 0.32m; et. H 1.17m), water-logged fosse (Wth 4.5; D 0.5-0.87m) and outer bank (Wth 1.6m; ext. H 0.73m) only visible from SE-S-SW. Interior is relatively cleara of vegetation, some small trees around the perimeter and nettles in SE quadrant. Bank is disturbed in NW quadrant. A field boundary running N-S truncates the W edge of the ringfort, the rest of the monument is enclosed by a post and pail fence. Entrance in E quadrant according to OPW files (1979), not apparent at time of inspection.
National Monument (No. 581)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 9 July 2018
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.