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Ringfort - rath

Monaraha, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Ringfort - rath, Monaraha, 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
Monaraha
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Hachured
Latest-edition OS map
Hachured
Coordinates
52.37340, -7.90062
SMR number
TS075-051----

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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

Just off summit of hill on NE facing slope. SSW quadrant is on summit. Surrounding meadow cut for sileage. Monument covered by grass, nettles and some thistles. Large quarry immediately SE exploiting the limestone sub-strata of the hill, with limekiln built into S quadrant of the monument. Ringfort (TS075-050----) visible c. 250m to NW. Circular site (diam. 24.3m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by bank (Wth 1.6-1.8m crest, 2.5-3.5m base; int. H 0.37-0.72m; in N and W quadrant respectively, ext. H 0.52m). Lot of stones and small boulders protruding from bank. Entrance (Wth 2m) in S quadrant. Bank in NNW sector is denuded, giving the appearance of a right-angle at this point. Quarry edges into the E side of ringfort and has partially tuncated this sector. Possible field bank runs N of site in NW quadrant, curving to NE and NW. May also be upcast from small scale quarrying, however, bank appears to join N bank of ringfort and may be contemporary.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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