Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Butler'S-Land, County Tipperary South, Ireland
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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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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.