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
- 52.47897, -7.79826
- SMR number
- TS069-025----
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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 an ESE-facing slope. Remains of circular area (dims. 30m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 11m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 1.75m) W-N-E. Levelled bank surviving as gentle lip E-S-W is barely visible. Traces of external fosse (Wth 10.5m; D 0.4m) W-N-E. Outer bank (Wth 10m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) at SE and ENE, although latter is further out from inner bank. Interior tilts downslope to ENE. Ringfort/Rath (TS069-018----) is located 170m to NW and enclosure (TS069-024----) is 340m to SW.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.