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
- 52.43561, -7.70702
- SMR number
- TS070-098----
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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 woodland, surrounded by pasture. Circular area (map diam. 25m) defined by earthen bank (Wth 7.9m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.55m) and external fosse (basal Wth 2m; overall Wth 6.4m; D 0.9m). Tapered breach (int. Wth 3m; ext. Wth 0.9m) cut into bank at S and breach (Wth 1.4m) at NE. Restricted access within due to areas of impenetrable overgrowth in E and S sectors. Monument enclosed by trackway NE-E-SSE and by field boundary SSE-W-N-NE. Field boundary to E forms townland boundary between Jossestown and Clonacody. Castle (TS070-099----) and Clonacody House c. 150m to E.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.