Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Knockgraffon, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Knockgraffon
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.42877, -7.92696
- SMR number
- TS075-016----
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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)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
On a WNW-facing slope of Knockillon Hill, towards the base, in hilly terrain. In lush meadow. Ringfort (TS068-108----) visible c. 300m to WNW. Ringfort (diam. c. 32m N-S; c. 26m E-W) heavily overgrown with scrub around the edges and to a lesser extent in the interior which is heavily nettle covered. It is defined by a scarp (0.5-0.88m H) with small stones protruding from edge at SW quadrant. Field boundary runs NW-SE 4m S of monument. Two very large boulders have been dumped immediately outside the scarp in SE quadrant.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 01 April 2014
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.