Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Jossestown, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Jossestown
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.43931, -7.71776
- SMR number
- TS070-093----
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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 generally level area with ground falling gently to E. Remains of sub-circular area (dims. 29m N-S; 34m E-W) defined by earthen scarp (Wth 4.0m; H 1.4m) ENE-S-WNW and truncated by trackway and ruinous farmyard to N. Breach (Wth 2m) in scarp at S. External fosse (Wth c. 7.5- 9m; D c. 0.3- 0.6m) ENE-S-WNW is waterlogged to S and W. Scarp and fosse obscured by overgrowth to W and heavily poached by cattle to E. Remains of interior are level and in pasture. Second trackway to E. Enclosure (TS070-092----) located 280m to NE; ringfort (TS070-094----) located 380m to E.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.