Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Butler'S-Land,crampscastle, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Butler'S-Land,crampscastle
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Rathreedeen
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rathreedeen
- Coordinates
- 52.46625, -7.65884
- SMR number
- TS070-047----
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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 SW-facing slope. Large circular area (map diam. 45m) defined by levelled remains of bank planted with trees. Interior only accessible in N sector and is also planted and is a thicket of briars and nettles between the trees. In 1982 the monument is described as being in 'fair condition' with a bank and fosse (Cahill). Ground surface within to N riddled with rabbit burrows. According to local information, possible foxes den within. Ringfort (TS070-048----) located 150m to SE and enclosure (TS070-046----) located 200m to NNE. Named on 1840 and 1903-04 edition OS 6-inch maps as 'Rathreedeen'.
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 Unpublished M. A. thesis.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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.