Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Kilbragh (kilbragh Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbragh (kilbragh Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.48012, -7.79980
- SMR number
- TS069-018----
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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 SE facing slope. Circular area (dims. 26m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by low earthen bank (Wth 8.25m; int H 0.4m; ext H 0.95m) best preserved NNW-N-NE and SSE-S-WSW. Reduced to scarp (Wth 0.8m; H 3.0m) ESE-SSE. Traces of external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.1m-0.2m). Interior tilts downslope to S. Earthen material removed from inside bank at NNW. Ringfort/Rath (TS069-025----) is located 170m to SE and Ringfort/Rath (TS069-017----) is 330m to N.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Concentric enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.