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
- 52.48492, -7.83359
- SMR number
- TS069-005002-
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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 (TS069-005001-) located c. 20m to NW and enclosure (TS069-012----) is clearly visible on top of hillock c. 400 m to ESE. Ringfort has been levelled but W half (diam. 32.7m NNW-SSE) is still visible as a low curving earthen bank (Wth c. 6m; H 0.1m) with shallow ext. fosse (Wth 4.6m; D 0.14m). Monument was upstanding in 1982 when it was described as being in 'good condition' and was classified as a ringfort (Cahill 1982). In 1979 it was inspected and described as a rath with 'a small, probably circular area demarcated by a natural low platform surrounded by a deep U-shaped fosse. Entrance with causeway at E. SE segment of interior dug away' (OPW files).
National Monument (No. 581)
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of revised upload: 9 July 2018
References
Cahill, M. 1982 The archaeology of the Barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished M. A. thesis.
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.