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Ringfort - rath

Bannixtown, County Tipperary South, Ireland

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Townland
Bannixtown
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.46598, -7.64501
SMR number
TS070-054----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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 gentle E-facing slope. Oval area (dims. 28m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by wide earthen bank (Wth 7.2m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 2.2m), eroded by cattle W-N and reduced to scarp (Wth 5m; H 2m) c. ENE-E, leaving scarp. Intervening fosse (Wth 7.45m; D 0.65m) is well formed. Outer bank (Wth 5.85m; int. H 1.85m; ext H 1.2m) flat-topped SSE-WSW where it tapers off. Outer bank continues intermittently ENE-E and SE-SSE. Causewayed entrance through interior (Wth 4m) and exterior (Wth 9m) banks at SSE. Interior slopes down very gently to E and is covered in trees and briars for most part. Ringfort (TS070-060----) located 180m to SSE.

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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