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Ringfort - rath

Farranshea, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Farranshea, County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Farranshea
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.47310, -7.66031
SMR number
TS070-018----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 woodland and pasture. Circular area, (map dims. C. 20m) defined by extant, yet not clearly visible bank (presumed to be intervening bank reduced to scarp) NW-N-ESE. Scarp (Wth 6m; ext. H 0.65m) is levelled ESE-S-WSW. Intervening fosse (Wth 10m; D 0.1m). Outer bank (Wth 14m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.5m). Drain visible in place of outer bank (WSW-W-WNW). Of the southern levelled sector, not much is discernable due to low profile. Also a possible old stream path for water run-off has existed in the area of the intervening fosse between the possible outer and intervening banks. Earthen field boundary partially covered in furze bushes truncates monument E-W. There is a deeply cut drain within to N. Also deeply cut drain to E of monument therefore there was probably a problem with water and flooding in this area in previous years which would explain the sinuous water channel visible in S-area of monument. Moated site (TS070-023----) located 160m to SE.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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