Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Friarsgrange, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Friarsgrange
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.47514, -7.63167
- SMR number
- TS070-030----
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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 woodland, cordoned off from surrounding pasture by fence. Circular area (map diam. 55m) defined by earthen bank (ext. Wth 6m; ext. H 3.10m). Intervening fosse (Wth 10.8m; D 1.6m) covered in overgrowth and waterlogged in places. Outer bank (Wth 5.85m; int. H 2.7m; ext. H 0.7m) is disturbed SW-W, is best preserved (Wth 8.5m; int. H 2.6m; ext. H 1.0m) W-N-NE, is levelled NE-SE and truncated by field boundary (long-axis E-W) SE-SW. Possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4-5m) at N. Wide level area (Wth 5-7.6m) surrounds monument NW-N-SE corresponding to wide feature depicted on latest edition OS six-inch map NE-SE. Trackway flanks western side of monument SW-W-NW. Interior planted with coniferous trees and access not gained. Ringfort (TS070-029----) located 300m to N. On the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map (1840-41) the words 'Shanaclogh' are written below this monument which may suggest that this ringfort was associated with a castle.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.