Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Outeragh, County Tipperary South, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Outeragh
- County
- Tipperary South
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hachured
- Coordinates
- 52.41989, -7.88783
- SMR number
- TS076-009----
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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)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a natural rise in undulating terrain, ground falling off in every direction. Main Cahir-Cashel section of Cork road located to W. Ringfort almost rectangular in shape (diam. 37.6m N-S; 29.7m E-W) with rounded corners, shape accentuated by internal wire fencing and truncation of banks. It is defined by a bank (Wth 1.5m crest, 4m base; int. H 0.27m; ext. H 0.57m in S sector) which is reduced to scarp in N the sector (H 0.76m). Trees planted along bank on N side and outside bank in E, S and W quad. Farm road runs roughly N-S immediately beyond W bank and trackway immediately N running E-W. Farm buildings to NW and W. Interior under grass which is kept cut. Entrance (Wth 2.4m) in S quadrant. Bank slopes to slightly concave interior. N bank and NW corner external face truncated by trackway, lot of stone visible in clay bank. W face also truncated, stone wall reveting bank, heavily overgrown with ivy. Ringfort indicated as a roughly rectangular area on 1st (1840) ed. OS 6-inch map, enclosed by field boundary and possibly partially truncated by main road along W side. A stone wall runs along base of bank in S quadrant terminated at both SW corner and near SE corner by a gate pier. Farm building located immediately N and S of the ringfort.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Quarryunder 1 mi
- Field boundaryunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.