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Ringfort - rath

Butler'S-Land, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Butler'S-Land, 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
Butler'S-Land
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.46509, -7.65786
SMR number
TS070-048----

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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 pasture, on a SE-facing slope. Circular area (map dims. 20m N-S; 20m E-W) defined by bank (Wth 6.8m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.6m) of earth and stone. Entrance (Wth c. 4m) at ENE. External fosse (Wth 7.1m; D 0.5m). Interior and bank planted with whitethorn and dogwood and therefore inaccessible. Monument respected by field boundary to S and appears to be respected by field boundary to W. Ringforts (TS070-047----) located 150m to NW and (TS070-049----) located 190m to SW respectively.

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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