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Ringfort - rath

Ballygorteen (Clonbullogue Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Ballygorteen (Clonbullogue Par.), County Tipperary South, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballygorteen (Clonbullogue Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.42259, -8.00279
SMR number
TS075-003----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

On a NW-facing slope of hillock in relatively flat pasture. The hill immediately SE of the ringfort has been quarried out. Roughly circular area (diam. 35m NE-SW; no other diams. obtainable) enclosed by a bank (Wth at top 2.2m; overall Wth 8.4m; int. H 1.36m; ext. H 0.65-1.06m). Very disturbed monument. The S quadrant has been quarried out, into the hillock which is also quarried away on the opposite side. Quarrying extends into the interior. There is a depression in the interior of the SW quadrant where a gravel mound appears to have been deposited and subsequently dug into. The bank in the SW sector also disturbed by quarrying. Roughly centrally placed in NE quadrant there is a ring-feeder, the ground is very poached in the area immediately surrounding it. Near the bank in the interior of the N sector there has been burning of domestic refuse, paper, plastic etc. Entrance in NNE sector (Wth 2.2m) used to gain tractor access to interior and give cattle easy access. Bank very overgrown. Interior lightly covered with grass and weeds. External face of E quadrant has excellent stone revetment which does not appear to survive elsewhere, it may be a later feature.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 31 March 2014

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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