Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Ballywire, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballywire
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.42315, -8.30428
- SMR number
- TS073-003----
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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
On a SW-facing slope below crest of slope in undulating terrain under lush meadow. Located c. 100m SW of a possible earthwork (TS073-002----). As depicted on the 2nd (1906) ed. OS 6-inch map, only the E half of the monument survives. A field boundary which ran NW-SE along outer NE quadrant has been removed. A ringfort (diam. 31m N-S) defined by a round-topped earthen bank (Wth 7.9m; int. H 1.75m; ext. H 2.68m) which falls sharply to exterior, the outer face has been truncated by cattle with bank material exposed. Some scrub on the bank and brambles in the NE quadrant and on the external face of the bank in SE. There is a gap (Wth 2.1m) in the E quadrant.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.