Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Tullamain (tullamain Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Tullamain (tullamain Par.)
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47113, -7.78820
- SMR number
- TS069-044----
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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 arable land on top of hillock. Roughly circular area (dims. 40m N-S; 38m E-W) defined by intermittent scarp (Wth 4.0m; H 1.4m) and bank (Wth 8m; int H 0.25m; ext H 1.55m). Intervening fosse (Wth 9.2m; D 0.5m) truncated on outer edge NE-E-SE by field boundary (long axis c. N-S). Outer bank (Wth 9.2m; int. H 1.75m; ext. H 1.25m) truncated by same. Breach (Wth 6-8m) at WSW. Interior is ESE-facing with tussocks of grass. According to Cahill (1982) house site (diam. c. 12m) in SE area. Enclosure (TS069-029----) located c. 250m to NNE.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
References
Cahill, M. 1982 The archaeology of the Barony of Middlethird, Co. Tipperary. Unpublished M. A. thesis.
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and baileyunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.