Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Grangemockler, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Grangemockler
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.44465, -7.47496
- SMR number
- TS071-020----
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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 (dims. 27m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m, ext. H 1.25m; Wth 6.7m). Remains of external fosse (basal Wth 0.8m; overall Wth 5m; D 0.8m) W-N-NNE and low profile traces NNE-SW. Monument truncated by field boundary, removed in 1950s, SW-W and gap in the bank in the S quad. (OPW files). Interior slopes down gently to SE and is covered in briars around edges. Ringfort (TS071-029----) located 230m to S.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.